Calving glaciers

Auteur :
VAN DER VEEN, C.J.

Description :
Based on a review of observations on different types of calving glaciers, a simple calving model is proposed. Advance or retreat of the calving front is not driven by changes in the calving rate, but by flow-induced changes in the geometry of the terminal region. This model is essentially different from prior suggestions in which some empirical relation - most commonly the water-depth model - is used to calculate calving rate and the rate of retreat or advance of the terminus.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 2002, vol. 26, n°. 1, p. 96-122, nombre de pages : 27, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 4 p.

Date :
2002

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications