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Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-5365-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-5365-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
Research article
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21 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 21 Sep 2026

Feedbacks and timescales in the modelled transient response of debris-covered glaciers

Florian Hardmeier, James C. Ferguson, and Andreas Vieli

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Short summary
As mountain glaciers are retreating, they are becoming increasingly debris-covered. We want to better understand how these glaciers respond to a changing climate. Here, we present an improved model that simulates transport of debris within and on the glacier. We find that short-term changes have a low impact due to long response times. However, long-term warming can lead to fast collapse of the glacier tongue after a phase of thinning, where debris cover expands and thickens.
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