basal drag
basal drag
Resistive stresses that mainly operate at the glacier bed.
http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacier-processes/glacier-flow-2/glacier-flow-ii-stress-and-strain/
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ glacier
- RT⇆ ice shelf back force
- RT⇆ plane strain
- RT⇆ principal strain
- RT⇆ shear strain
- RT⇆ sticky spot
- RT⇆ strain rate
- RT⇆ stress
