Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5451-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5451-2024
Research article
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25 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 25 Nov 2024

Modeling saline-fluid flow through subglacial channels

Amy Jenson, Mark Skidmore, Lucas Beem, Martin Truffer, and Scott McCalla

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-792', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Jun 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Amy Jenson, 24 Jul 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-792', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Jun 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Amy Jenson, 24 Jul 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (09 Aug 2023) by Elisa Mantelli
AR by Amy Jenson on behalf of the Authors (15 Aug 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Aug 2023) by Elisa Mantelli
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (30 Aug 2023)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Sep 2023)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (27 Oct 2023) by Elisa Mantelli
AR by Amy Jenson on behalf of the Authors (05 Mar 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Jun 2024) by Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (27 Aug 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Sep 2024) by Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson
AR by Amy Jenson on behalf of the Authors (26 Sep 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Oct 2024) by Nanna Bjørnholt Karlsson
AR by Amy Jenson on behalf of the Authors (03 Oct 2024)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Water in some glacier environments contains salt, which increases its density and lowers its freezing point, allowing saline water to exist where freshwater cannot. Previous subglacial hydrology models do not consider saline fluid. We model the flow of saline fluid from a subglacial lake through a circular channel at the glacier bed, finding that higher salinities lead to less melting at the channel walls and lower discharge rates. We also observe the impact of increased fluid density on flow.