EQUILIBRIUM PROFILE OF ICE CAPS
Nye's t eory of the equilibrium surface profil of a t o-dimen ional ice sheet lying on a horizontal bed is modified to include the effect of the presence of a longitudinal stress. It is shown from two sample calculations that for a large ice cap, Nye's theory is satisfactory; for a small i...
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1961
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Summary: | Nye's t eory of the equilibrium surface profil of a t o-dimen ional ice sheet lying on a horizontal bed is modified to include the effect of the presence of a longitudinal stress. It is shown from two sample calculations that for a large ice cap, Nye's theory is satisfactory; for a small ice cap (of the order of 30 km in width) it is important to include the longitudinal stress. (Author) |
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