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Numerical reconstructions of the flow and basal conditions of the Rhine glacier, European Central Alps, at the Last Glacial Maximum
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech,
Socorro, NM, USA
Fabien Gillet-Chaulet
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, Grenoble,
France
Wilfried Haeberli
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Horst Machguth
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Urs H. Fischer
Nagra, Wettingen, Switzerland
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Short summary
As part of an integrative study about the safety of repositories for radioactive waste under ice age conditions in Switzerland, we modeled the flow of ice of the Rhine glacier at the Last Glacial Maximum to determine conditions at the ice–bed interface. Results indicate that portions of the ice lobes were at the melting temperature and ice was sliding, two conditions necessary for erosion by glacier. Conditions at the bed of the ice lobes were affected by climate and also by topography.
As part of an integrative study about the safety of repositories for radioactive waste under ice...
