On the temperature gradient in the upper part of cold ice sheets
The influence of the surface slope on the temperature profile in the upper part of a cold ice sheet can be described by a function which is independent of the geothermal heat and the heat of friction. This function is calculated for the two-dimensional and the axisymmetric cases. In the two-dimensio...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023479 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023479 |
| Summary: | The influence of the surface slope on the temperature profile in the upper part of a cold ice sheet can be described by a function which is independent of the geothermal heat and the heat of friction. This function is calculated for the two-dimensional and the axisymmetric cases. In the two-dimensional case its simplest form is proportional to the horizontal velocity and to the height above bedrock reduced by a constant; another form of this function is approximately proportional to the square of velocity and height. |
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