Hydrofracture Initiation is a mechanical process in glaciology whereby surface meltwater penetrates crevasses to sufficient depth that the hydrostatic pressure exceeds the overburden pressure, thereby triggering the propagation of fractures through the ice column.
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Heterogeneous hydrofracture development and accretionary fault dynamics
Kevin M. Brown, B. Bekins, Michael B. Clennell et al. · Geology · 1994 · 132 citations
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