Creep Slump in Glacier Reservoirs—Theory and Experiment

Abstract Frequently the reservoir region of a cold surge-type glacier has a temperate base, while in a region surrounding the reservoir the base is cold. We analyse the slump process in such a reservoir region— that is, the process whereby material flows toward the lower end of the region and forms...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Shoemaker, E. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1981
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011436
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011436