Ice viscosity is more sensitive to stress than commonly assumed

Joanna D. Millstein; Brent M. Minchew; Samuel S. Pegler

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00385-x

Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2022)

Ice viscosity is more sensitive to stress than commonly assumed

Joanna D. Millstein,
Brent M. Minchew,
Samuel S. Pegler

Affiliations

Joanna D. Millstein: Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
Brent M. Minchew: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samuel S. Pegler: School of Mathematics, University of Leeds

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00385-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The rate of deformation in Antarctic ice shelves is proportional to stress to the power of 4, not 3 as often used in models, according to a calibration of Glen’s Flow Law with satellite remote sensing data from Antarctic ice shelves.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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