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John Mercer · Nature · 1978 · 1.1K citations

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A model of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Fracture Toughness of Fresh-Water Ice

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A modified theory of bottom crevasses used as a means for measuring the buttressing effect of ice shelves on inland ice sheets

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On the Disintegration of Ice Shelves: The Role of Fracture

Terence J. Hughes · Journal of Glaciology · 1983 · 62 citations · Full text

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