<p>For glacier models, there exist alternatives to the Glen's power-law?</p>

<p>I searched on internet, but I have not found other alternatives.</p>

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2019-03-22T19:46:37.110Z
Why are you looking for alternatives?
Camilo Rada
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Please add more details, the answer will depend in the case you are considering. For instance if you have stress in all 3 axes you will need the generalized Glen-Nye flow law, and if you are considering heavily anisotropic ice there are some semiempirical formulas likes de ones of Thorsteinsson (2002). But in general the generalized Glen-Nye is enough, all the work usually goes to determine the creep parameter and the exponent, that can vary quite a lot.
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# Glen's power-law alternatives

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-22)

For glacier models, there exist alternatives to the Glen's power-law?

I searched on internet, but I have not found other alternatives.

**Tags:** models, glaciology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why are you looking for alternatives?  
> **username_1**: Please add more details, the answer will depend in the case you are considering. For instance if you have stress in all 3 axes you will need the generalized Glen-Nye flow law, and if you are considering heavily anisotropic ice there are some semiempirical formulas likes de ones of Thorsteinsson (2002). But in general the generalized Glen-Nye is enough, all the work usually goes to determine the creep parameter and the exponent, that can vary quite a lot.  

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