bed sheets
dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers
p dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers presents an introduction to the dynamics and thermodynamics of flowing ice masses on earth . based on an outline of general continuum mechanics the different initial boundary value problems for the flow of ice sheets ice shelves ice caps and glaciers are systematically derived . special emphasis is put on developing hierarchies of approximations for the different systems and suitable numerical solution techniques are discussed . a separate chapter is devoted to glacial isostasy . the book is appropriate for graduate courses in glaciology cryospheric sciences environmental sciences geophysics and related fields . standard undergraduate knowledge of mathematics calculus linear algebra and physics classical mechanics thermodynamics provide a sufficient background for successfully studying the text .