Quantifying flow and stress in ice melange, the world’s largest granular material [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]

Tidewater glacier fjords are often filled with a collection of calved icebergs, brash ice, and sea ice. For glaciers with high calving rates, this “mélange” of ice can be jam-packed, so that the flow of ice fragments is mostly determined by granular interactions. In the jammed state, ice mélange has...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - May 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Justin C. Burton, Jason M. Amundson, Ryan Cassotto, Chin-Chang Kuo, Michael Dennin Tags: Physical Sciences Source Type: research