On the Sliding of Glaciers
Abstract A model is proposed to explain the sliding of any glacier whose bottom surface is at the pressure melting point. Two mechanisms are considered. One is pressure melting and the other is creep rate enhancement through stress concentrations. Neither of the mechanisms operating alone is suffici...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1957
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000024709 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000024709 |
| Summary: | Abstract A model is proposed to explain the sliding of any glacier whose bottom surface is at the pressure melting point. Two mechanisms are considered. One is pressure melting and the other is creep rate enhancement through stress concentrations. Neither of the mechanisms operating alone is sufficient to explain sliding. If both mechanisms operate together appreciable sliding can occur. |
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