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The Physics of Glaciers

W. S. B. Paterson, John T. Andrews

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The transformation of snow to ice mass balance heat budget and climatology structure and deformation of ice hydraulics and glaciers glacier sliding deformation of subglacial till structures and fabrics in glaciers and ice sheets distribution of temperature in glaciers and ice sheets steady flow of glaciers and ice sheets flow of ice shelves and ice streams non-steady flow of glaciers and ice sheets surging and tidewater glaciers ice core studies.

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The transformation of snow to ice mass balance heat budget and climatology structure and deformation of ice hydraulics and glaciers glacier sliding deformation of subglacial till structures and fabrics in glaciers and ice sheets distribution of temperature in glaciers and ice sheets steady flow of glaciers and ice sheets flow of ice shelves and ice streams non-steady flow of glaciers and ice sheets surging and tidewater glaciers ice core studies.

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The transformation of snow to ice mass balance heat budget and climatology structure and deformation of ice hydraulics and glaciers glacier sliding deformation of subglacial till structures and fabrics in glaciers and ice sheets distribution of temperature in glaciers and ice sheets steady flow of glaciers and ice sheets flow of ice shelves and ice streams non-steady flow of glaciers and ice sheets surging and tidewater glaciers ice core studies.

Key concepts: Glacier, Geology, Ice stream, Glacier morphology, Glacier ice accumulation, Ice divide, Ice sheet, Ice core

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