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Weertman sliding law: a standalone construct

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Glaciology

a theory of glacier sliding over a hard bed by regelation and enhanced creep around obstacles, giving velocity as a power of basal stress.

In glaciology, Weertman sliding law refers to a theory of glacier sliding over a hard bed by regelation and enhanced creep around obstacles, giving velocity as a power of basal stress. This meaning comes from Weertman (1957) in Journal of Glaciology.[1]

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References

Weertman, J. (1957). On the Sliding of Glaciers. Journal of Glaciology, 3(21), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.3189/s0022143000024709

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