THE GLACIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE BAFFIN ISLAND EXPEDITION, 1950 Part V ON THE VARI A TION OF THE S H EAR STRESS ON THE BED OF AN ICE CAP By SVENN ORVIG

ABST RACT. Some recent wor k by Dr. J. F. Nye on the calculation of the thickness of ice sh eets has prompted the author to app ly Nye's formula t o the Barnes Ice Cap in Baffin Island. A g ravim etric survey o f the southern lobe was carried out in 1950, and the data from fo ur of the traverse...

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