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Glacier Sliding

Glacier Sliding is a mechanical process in glaciology whereby a glacier moves over its bed through the combined effects of basal ice deformation and interfacial slip, distinguished from internal deformation by its dependence on subglacial meltwater pressure and bed roughness.

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370

Sediment deformation beneath glaciers: Rheology and geological consequences

G. S. Boulton, Richard C. A. Hindmarsh · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1987 · 930 citations

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Glacier surge mechanism based on linked cavity configuration of the basal water conduit system

Barclay Kamb · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1987 · 805 citations · Full text

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On the Sliding of Glaciers

J. Weertman · Journal of Glaciology · 1957 · 712 citations · Full text

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Combined measurements of Subglacial Water Pressure and Surface Velocity of Findelengletscher, Switzerland: Conclusions about Drainage System and Sliding Mechanism

Almut Iken, Robert Bindschadler · Journal of Glaciology · 1986 · 566 citations · Full text

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The effect of cavitation on glacier sliding

Christian Schoof · Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · 2004 · 493 citations

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Authors

597

  1. NR
    Neal R. Iverson

    Iowa State University, United States

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. JW
    J. Weertman

    Northwestern University, United States

    13 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. LZ
    Lucas Zoet

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    15 publications · 700 citations

    13

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  4. AC
    A. C. Fowler

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 619 citations

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  5. GK
    Garry K. C. Clarke

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    10 publications · 470 citations

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Institutions

276

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    17 h-index

    34 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    75 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. Université Grenoble Alpes

    Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France

    15 h-index

    54 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    14 h-index

    20 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, United States

    13 h-index

    30 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    846 citations

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  1. Journal of Glaciology

    157 publications · 12.7K citations

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  2. Annals of Glaciology

    26 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 24 publications · 3.4K citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    17 publications · 624 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

    13 publications · 607 citations

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