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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-333-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-333-2022
Research article
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25 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 25 Jan 2022

Long-period variability in ice-dammed glacier outburst floods due to evolving catchment geometry

Amy Jenson, Jason M. Amundson, Jonathan Kingslake, and Eran Hood

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Outburst floods are sudden releases of water from glacial environments. As glaciers retreat, changes in glacier and basin geometry impact outburst flood characteristics. We combine a glacier flow model describing glacier retreat with an outburst flood model to explore how ice dam height, glacier length, and remnant ice in a basin influence outburst floods. We find storage capacity is the greatest indicator of flood magnitude, and the flood onset mechanism is a significant indicator of duration.