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Research article
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21 Jul 2021
Research article |
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| 21 Jul 2021
Modelling steady states and the transient response of debris-covered glaciers
James C. Ferguson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Andreas Vieli
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Sub-seasonal variability of supraglacial ice cliff melt rates and associated processes from time-lapse photogrammetry M. Kneib et al. 10.5194/tc-16-4701-2022
- Controls on Ice Cliff Distribution and Characteristics on Debris‐Covered Glaciers M. Kneib et al. 10.1029/2022GL102444
- A dataset of simulated sequences of glacier mass balance in the Kanchenjunga Basin during 1990–2018 F. ZHANG et al. 10.11922/11-6035.csd.2023.0066.zh
- A low-cost and open-source approach for supraglacial debris thickness mapping using UAV-based infrared thermography J. Messmer & A. Groos 10.5194/tc-18-719-2024
- Patterns and drivers of glacier debris-cover development in the Afghanistan Hindu Kush Himalaya J. Shokory & S. Lane 10.1017/jog.2023.14
- Deriving seasonal and annual surface mass balance for debris-covered glaciers from flow-corrected satellite stereo DEM time series S. Bhushan et al. 10.1017/jog.2024.57
- Estimation of ice ablation on a debris-covered glacier from vertical debris-temperature profiles S. Laha et al. 10.1017/jog.2022.35
- Debris-covered glacier systems and associated glacial lake outburst flood hazards: challenges and prospects A. Racoviteanu et al. 10.1144/jgs2021-084
- Vegetation Ecology of Debris-Covered Glaciers (DCGs)—Site Conditions, Vegetation Patterns and Implications for DCGs Serving as Quaternary Cold- and Warm-Stage Plant Refugia T. Fickert et al. 10.3390/d14020114
- Cryokarst–induced dynamics of the Gangotri glacier, central Himalaya B. Yousuf et al. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109711
- Controls on the relative melt rates of debris-covered glacier surfaces E. Miles et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac6966
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- The Causes of Debris-Covered Glacier Thinning: Evidence for the Importance of Ice Dynamics From Kennicott Glacier, Alaska L. Anderson et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.680995
- Evolution of Surface Characteristics of Three Debris-Covered Glaciers in the Patagonian Andes From 1958 to 2020 D. Falaschi et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.671854
- Interannual Dynamics of Ice Cliff Populations on Debris‐Covered Glaciers From Remote Sensing Observations and Stochastic Modeling M. Kneib et al. 10.1029/2021JF006179
Latest update: 11 Jul 2025
Short summary
Debris-covered glaciers have a greater extent than their debris-free counterparts due to insulation from the debris cover. However, the transient response to climate change remains poorly understood. We use a numerical model that couples ice dynamics and debris transport and varies the climate signal. We find that debris cover delays the transient response, especially for the extent. However, adding cryokarst features near the terminus greatly enhances the response.
Debris-covered glaciers have a greater extent than their debris-free counterparts due to...
