Instability of a Calving Glacier Terminus

Abstract An unstable situation can develop when a calving glacier (one that ends in water but is still grounded throughout) terminates on a shoal. This instability is largely a consequence of continuity and the extending flow which occurs up-glacier of the shoal. Whenever the calving-rate exceeds th...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Hodge, Steven M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1979
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000015124
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000015124 2024-03-03T08:45:55+00:00 Instability of a Calving Glacier Terminus Hodge, Steven M. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000015124 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000015124 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 24, issue 90, page 504 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1979 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000015124 2024-02-08T08:37:11Z Abstract An unstable situation can develop when a calving glacier (one that ends in water but is still grounded throughout) terminates on a shoal. This instability is largely a consequence of continuity and the extending flow which occurs up-glacier of the shoal. Whenever the calving-rate exceeds the ice velocity the ice front will start to retreat; the rate of retreat is accentuated by the extending flow and the front continues to retreat at an increasing rate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 24 90 504
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description Abstract An unstable situation can develop when a calving glacier (one that ends in water but is still grounded throughout) terminates on a shoal. This instability is largely a consequence of continuity and the extending flow which occurs up-glacier of the shoal. Whenever the calving-rate exceeds the ice velocity the ice front will start to retreat; the rate of retreat is accentuated by the extending flow and the front continues to retreat at an increasing rate.
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