Longitudinal Variations in Glacial Flow: Theory and Test Using Data from the Byrd Station Strain Network, Antarctica

Abstract A theory advanced by Budd (1970) for ice-flow variation due to bed effects is improved and applied to the flow of the ice sheet leading to Byrd Station, Antarctica. Linear viscous rheology is used and a biharmonic equation for stress and strain-rate variation is solved. Basal boundary condi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Whillans, I. M., Johnsen, S. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1983
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000005165
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000005165