Articles | Volume 17, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4797-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4797-2023
Research article
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15 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 15 Nov 2023

The evolution of isolated cavities and hydraulic connection at the glacier bed – Part 1: Steady states and friction laws

Christian Schoof

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Short summary
Computational models that seek to predict the future behaviour of ice sheets and glaciers typically rely on being able to compute the rate at which a glacier slides over its bed. In this paper, I show that the degree to which the glacier bed is hydraulically connected (how easily water can flow along the glacier bed) plays a central role in determining how fast ice can slide.
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