Quantification of seasonal and diurnal dynamics of subglacial channels using seismic observations on an Alpine glacier [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2020 Water flowing below glaciers exerts a major control on glacier basal sliding. However, our knowledge of the physics of subglacial hydrology and its link with sliding is limited because of lacking observations. Here we use a 2-year-long dataset made of on-
U. Nanni +6 more
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Debris cover and surface melt at a temperate maritime alpine glacier: Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2012 Melt rates on glaciers are strongly influenced by the presence of supraglacial debris, which can either enhance or reduce ablation relative to bare ice.
Brook, Martin S. +5 more
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Near-margin ice thickness and subglacial water routing, Leverett Glacier, Greenland
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2018 Ice thickness measurements near the margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) are relatively sparse, presenting issues for modeling ice-flow dynamics, ice-sheet change, and subglacial hydrology.
Neil Ross +4 more
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Modeling 2m air temperatures over mountain glaciers: Exploring the influence of katabatic cooling and external warming [PDF]
, 2015 Air temperature is one of the most relevant input variables for snow and ice melt calculations. However, local meteorological conditions, complex topography, and logistical concerns in glacierized regions make the measuring and modeling of air ...
J. M. Shea +5 more
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Some knowledge on and parameters of China's alpine hydrology
Shui kexue jinzhan, 2014 Based on field data from the Hulu Watershed in the Qilian Mountains of China,five types of experiential parameters of alpine hydrology are calibrated: ① wind-induced factors of gauge-measured precipitation; ② threshold air temperature (day and half ...
CHEN Rensheng, KANG Ersi, DING Yongjian
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Subsurface hydrology of an overdeepened cirque glacier [PDF]
Journal of Glaciology, 2011 AbstractTo investigate the subsurface hydrological characteristics of an overdeepened cirque glacier, nine boreholes were drilled to the bed of West Washmawapta Glacier, British Columbia, Canada, in summer 2007. All holes were surveyed with a video camera, and four were subsequently instrumented with a combination of pressure transducers, thermistors ...
Christine F. Dow +4 more
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Worldwide version-controlled database of glacier thickness observations [PDF]
Earth System Science Data, 2020 Although worldwide inventories of glacier area have been coordinated internationally for several decades, a similar effort for glacier ice thicknesses was only initiated in 2013.
E. Welty +19 more
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An energy-balance model for debris-covered glaciers including heat conduction through the debris layer [PDF]
, 2010 Extensive covers of supraglacial debris are often present in glacier ablation areas, and it is essential to assess exactly how the debris affects glacier melt rates.
Brock, B.W. +5 more
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HydrologyArctic tidewater glaciers are retreating, serving as key indicators of global warming. This study aims to assess how subglacial hydrology affects glacier front retreat by comparing two glacier–fjord models of the Hansbreen glacier: one incorporating a ...
Eva De Andrés +3 more
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Brief communication: Heterogenous thinning and subglacial lake activity on Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2020 A system of subglacial lakes drained on Thwaites Glacier from 2012–2014. To improve coverage for subsequent drainage events, we extended the elevation and ice-velocity time series on Thwaites Glacier through austral winter 2019.
A. O. Hoffman +4 more
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