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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-721-2018
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Research article
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28 Feb 2018
Research article |
| 28 Feb 2018
| 28 Feb 2018
Calving relation for tidewater glaciers based on detailed stress field analysis
Rémy Mercenier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Martin P. Lüthi
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Andreas Vieli
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
This study investigates the effect of geometrical properties on the stress state and flow regime in the vicinity of the calving front of grounded tidewater glaciers. Our analysis shows that the stress state for simple geometries can be determined solely by the water depth relative to ice thickness. This scaled relationship allows for a simple parametrization to predict calving rates of grounded tidewater glaciers that is simple, physics-based and in good agreement with observations.
This study investigates the effect of geometrical properties on the stress state and flow regime...
