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...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000024709 2024-09-15T18:15:39+00:00 On the Sliding of Glaciers Weertman, J. 1957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000024709 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000024709 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 3, issue 21, page 33-38 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1957 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000024709 2024-07-31T04:04:26Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 3 21 33 38 |
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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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