An Examination and Analysis of the Formation of Transverse Crevasses, Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada
The main purpose of this investigation was to examine the applicability of Nye's theoretical expression for the longitudinal strain rate on the surface of a valley glacier; and to investigate the mechanics and mode of formation of transverse crevasses. In an area at the head of a valley glacier...
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Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University.
1965
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1811/52842 |