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Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5451-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5451-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
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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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. 
 
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