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Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1655-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-1655-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
Research article
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20 Mar 2026
Research article |  | 20 Mar 2026

How to model crevasse initiation? Lessons from the artificial drainage of a water-filled cavity on the Tête Rousse Glacier (Mont Blanc range, France)

Julien Brondex, Olivier Gagliardini, Adrien Gilbert, and Emmanuel Thibert

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We investigate crevasse initiation by analyzing the artificial drainage of a water-filled cavity at Tête Rousse Glacier (Mont Blanc, France). Using a numerical model, we compute stress fields in response to water level variations in the cavity and compare them to observed crevasse patterns. Results show that a non-linear viscous rheology and a maximum principal stress criterion (with a stress threshold of 100–130 kPa) best predict crevasse occurrence.
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