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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-189-2018
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Research article
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19 Jan 2018
Research article |
| 19 Jan 2018
Modelling debris transport within glaciers by advection in a full-Stokes ice flow model
Institute of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Alexander H. Jarosch
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Lindsey Nicholson
Institute of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- GERALDINE (Google Earth Engine supRaglAciaL Debris INput dEtector): a new tool for identifying and monitoring supraglacial landslide inputs W. Smith et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-8-1053-2020
- Debris-covered glacier systems and associated glacial lake outburst flood hazards: challenges and prospects A. Racoviteanu et al. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-084
- Approximate solutions of the advection–diffusion equation for spatially variable flows Y. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0084789
- DCG-MIP: the Debris-Covered Glacier melt Model Intercomparison exPeriment F. Pellicciotti et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1895-2026
- Modelling the evolution of Djankuat Glacier, North Caucasus, from 1752 until 2100 CE Y. Verhaegen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4039-2020
- Modeling Surface Processes on Debris-Covered Glaciers: A Review with Reference to the High Mountain Asia D. Huo et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010101
- Emerging Signal of Englacial Debris on One Clean Surface Glacier Based on High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Data in Northeastern Tibetan Plateau Y. Wu et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15153899
- Exploring short‐term rockfall inventories in deglaciating catchments: From evidencing glacial history to modelling rockfall runout R. Stewart et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70217
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- Inequality-constrained free-surface evolution in a full Stokes ice flow model (evolve_glacier v1.1) A. Wirbel & A. Jarosch https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6425-2020
- The peculiar case of glacier-transported glass bottles at Piz Murtèl, Swiss Alps E. Götz et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2026.2699563
- Thermoelasticity of ice explains widespread damage in dripstone caves during glacial periods C. Spötl et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34499-9
- The Challenge of Non-Stationary Feedbacks in Modeling the Response of Debris-Covered Glaciers to Climate Forcing L. Nicholson et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.662695
- Supraglacial debris thickness and supply rate in High-Mountain Asia M. McCarthy et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00588-2
- Understanding Complex Debris-Covered Glaciers: Concepts, Issues, and Research Directions D. Huo et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.652279
- Modelling steady states and the transient response of debris-covered glaciers J. Ferguson & A. Vieli https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3377-2021
- MinSIA v1: a lightweight and efficient implementation of the shallow ice approximation S. Hergarten https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-2903-2026
- The Concept of Steady State, Cyclicity and Debris Unloading of Debris-Covered Glaciers C. Mayer & C. Licciulli https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.710276
- A low-cost and open-source approach for supraglacial debris thickness mapping using UAV-based infrared thermography J. Messmer & A. Groos https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-719-2024
- Spatial Distribution and Variation in Debris Cover and Flow Velocities of Glaciers during 1989–2022 in Tomur Peak Region, Tianshan Mountains W. Zhou et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16142587
- Heterogeneous Influence of Glacier Morphology on the Mass Balance Variability in High Mountain Asia F. Brun et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JF004838
- Processes at the margins of supraglacial debris cover: Quantifying dirty ice ablation and debris redistribution C. Fyffe et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4879
- Modelling supraglacial debris-cover evolution from the single-glacier to the regional scale: an application to High Mountain Asia L. Compagno et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1697-2022
- Internal structure of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier revealed by borehole optical televiewing K. Miles et al. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.100
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Short summary
As debris cover affects the meltwater production and behaviour of glaciers it is important to understand how, and over what timescales, it forms. Here we develop an advanced 3-D numerical model that describes transport of sediment through a glacier to the point where it emerges at the surface. The numerical performance of the model is satisfactory and it reproduces debris structures observed within real-world glaciers, thereby offering a useful tool for future studies of debris-covered glaciers.
As debris cover affects the meltwater production and behaviour of glaciers it is important to...
