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Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5101-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5101-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
Research article
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08 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2024

Application of a regularised Coulomb sliding law to Jakobshavn Isbræ, western Greenland

Matt Trevers, Antony J. Payne, and Stephen L. Cornford

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The form of the friction law which determines the speed of ice sliding over the bedrock remains a major source of uncertainty in ice sheet model projections of future sea level rise. Jakobshavn Isbræ, the fastest-flowing glacier in Greenland, which has undergone significant changes in the last few decades, is an ideal case for testing sliding laws. We find that a regularised Coulomb friction law reproduces the large seasonal and inter-annual flow speed variations most accurately.
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