Fracture and back stress along the Byrd Glacier flowband on the Ross Ice Shelf

East Antarctic ice discharged by Byrd Glacier continues as a flowband to the calving front of the Ross Ice Shelf. Flow across the grounding line changes from compressive to extensive as it leaves the fjord through the Transantarctic Mountains occupied by Byrd Glacier. Magnitudes of the longitudinal...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: KENNEALLY, JAMES P., HUGHES, TERENCE J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Ross Ice Shelf
Transantarctic Mountains
Byrd
Byrd Glacier
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Ice Shelf
Iceberg*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102004002056
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102004002056

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