Stick–slip behavior of ice streams: modeling investigations
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Stick–slip behavior of ice streams: modeling investigations
A puzzling phenomenon of ice-stream flow is the stick–slip motion displayed by Whillans Ice Stream (WIS), West Antarctica. In this study we test the hypothesis that the WIS stick–slip motion has features similar to those of other known stick–slip systems, and thus might be of the same origin. To do so, we adapt a simple mechanical model widely used in seismology to study classic stick–slip beha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Glaciology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0260-3055,1727-5644
DOI: 10.3189/172756409789624274