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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-835-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-835-2026
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02 Feb 2026
Research article |  | 02 Feb 2026

Quantifying temperature-sliding inconsistency in thermomechanical coupling: a comparative analysis of geothermal heat flux datasets at Totten Glacier

Junshun Wang, Liyun Zhao, Michael Wolovick, and John C. Moore

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Ice sheet models adjust basal sliding with assumed ice temperatures so that surface speeds match observations, leading to inconsistencies between basal thermal state and sliding fields. We propose a method to quantify these inconsistencies without requiring any subglacial measurements. This method is applied to ice sheet model of Totten Glacier using eight geothermal heat flux (GHF) datasets, yielding rankings of GHF that align with those based on radar data.
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