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Nye crevasse depth: a standalone construct

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Glaciology

the depth to which dry crevasses penetrate where tensile stress balances ice overburden pressure.

In glaciology, Nye crevasse depth refers to the depth to which dry crevasses penetrate where tensile stress balances ice overburden pressure. This meaning comes from Nye (1957) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences.[1]

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References

Nye, J. F. (1957). The distribution of stress and velocity in glaciers and ice-sheets. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 239(1216), 113-133. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1957.0026

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