Fracture-induced softening for large-scale ice dynamics
Floating ice shelves can exert a retentive and hence stabilizing force onto the inland ice sheet of Antarctica. However, this effect has been observed to diminish by the dynamic effects of fracture processes within the protective ice shelves, leading to accelerated ice flow and hence to a sea-level...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-04-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/587/2014/tc-8-587-2014.pdf |