Glaciers and Ice Sheets

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Abstract

Chapter 10 begins with an overview of various phenomena which are of interest in glaciology: waves, surges, ice shelf collapse, and so on. Following this, the shallow ice approximation is derived in detail for both glaciers and ice sheets, and also for ice shelves. Theories for subglacial sliding and drainage are presented, and the resulting theories used to describe waves and surges. The chapter finishes with theoretical discussions of drumlins, eskers and the Martian polar ice caps.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInterdisciplinary Applied Mathematics
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages617-739
Number of pages123
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

NameInterdisciplinary Applied Mathematics
Volume36
ISSN (Print)0939-6047
ISSN (Electronic)2196-9973

Keywords

  • Basal Shear Stress
  • Effective Pressure
  • Geothermal Heat Flux
  • Steep Descent Path
  • Tidewater Glacier

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