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Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2265-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2265-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 6
Research article
 | 
15 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2022

Impact of runoff temporal distribution on ice dynamics

Basile de Fleurian, Richard Davy, and Petra M. Langebroek

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Impact of runoff temporal distribution on ice dynamics Basile de Fleurian, Richard Davy, and Petra M. Langebroek https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5959180

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As temperature increases, more snow and ice melt at the surface of ice sheets. Here we use an ice dynamics and subglacial hydrology model with simplified geometry and climate forcing to study the impact of variations in meltwater on ice dynamics. We focus on the variations in length and intensity of the melt season. Our results show that a longer melt season leads to faster glaciers, but a more intense melt season reduces glaciers' seasonal velocities, albeit leading to higher peak velocities.
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