THE BASAL STRESS-DISTRIBUTION OF ICE STREAM-E, ANTARCTICA, INFERRED BY CONTROL METHODS

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MACAYEAL, DR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT GEOPHYS SCI, 5734 S ELLIS AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 USA
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10.1029/91JB02454
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P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
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0708 ; 070902 ;
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The irregular spatial distribution and velocity independence of basal friction derived from Landsat measured surface velocity suggests that ice stream flow is not controlled by the properties of a deformable basal till alone. Rigid bedrock substrata may contact the base of the ice stream in small (< 100 km2) areas where the velocity field displays strong vorticity and where the ice stream surface appears rumpled in Landsat images.
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