Formation and persistence of glaciovolcanic voids explored with analytical and numerical models

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Unnsteinsson, Tryggvi, Flowers, Gwenn E., Williams-Jones, Glyn
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Simon Fraser University
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2024
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Canada; British Columbia; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.8; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214302400008X

Abstract One fifth of Earth's volcanoes are covered by snow or ice and many have active geothermal systems that interact with the overlying ice. These glaciovolcanic interactions can melt voids into glaciers, and are subject to controls exerted by ice dynamics and geothermal heat output. Glacio...