“Global Dynamics” of a Temperate Valley Glacier, Mer De Glace, and Past Velocities Deduced from Forbes’ Bands
Abstract Transverse profiles and velocities which have been measured on the ablation zone of Mer de Glace more or less continuously since 1891 contradict the Weertman–Nye theory of glacier kinematic waves. Faint broad waves, which undoubtedly result from fluctuations in the balance, travel down the...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1981
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000015367 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000015367 |