Direct Observation of the Mechanism of Glacier Sliding Over Bedrock

Abstract At the head of a tunnel driven to bedrock in Blue Glacier, Washington, the mechanism of sliding of the glacier over bedrock has been investigated. This mechanism involves (1) regelation-slip, which operates through the combined action of heat transport and mass transport (liquid and solid)...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Kamb, Barclay, LaChapelle, E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1964
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000028756
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000028756