A continuum model for meltwater flow through compacting snow

Meyer, Colin R.; Hewitt, Ian J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2799-2017

Articles | Volume 11, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2799-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2799-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 6

Research article

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11 Dec 2017

Research article |

| 11 Dec 2017

A continuum model for meltwater flow through compacting snow

Colin R. Meyer and Ian J. Hewitt

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RC1: 'Review of “A continuum model for meltwater flow through compacting snow”', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Aug 2017
RC2: 'Review of "A continuum model for meltwater flow through compacting snow"', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Sep 2017
AC1: 'Author response', Colin Meyer, 13 Oct 2017

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ED: Publish as is (23 Oct 2017) by Valentina Radic

AR by Colin Meyer on behalf of the Authors (24 Oct 2017)

Short summary

We describe a new model for the evolution of snow temperature, density, and water content on the surface of glaciers and ice sheets. The model encompasses the surface hydrology of accumulation and ablation areas, allowing us to explore the transition from one to the other as thermal forcing varies. We predict year-round liquid water storage for intermediate values of the surface forcing. We also compare our model to data for the vertical percolation of meltwater in Greenland.