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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2283-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2283-2017
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Boundary layer models for calving marine outlet glaciers

Christian Schoof, Andrew D. Davis, and Tiberiu V. Popa

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We show mathematically and computationally how discharge of ice from ocean-terminating glaciers is controlled by a combination of different forces acting on ice near the grounding line of a glacier and how that combination of forces is affected by the process of iceberg formation, which limits the length of floating ice tongues extending in front of the glacier. We show that a deeper fjord may lead to a longer ice tongue providing greater drag on the glacier, slowing the rate of ice discharge.