Sediment‐rich meltwater plumes and ice‐proximal fans at the margins of modern and ancient tidewater glaciers: Observations and modelling

• Published in: Sedimentology
• Main Authors: Dowdeswell, Julian A., Hogan, Kelly A., Arnold, Neil S., Mugford, Ruth I., Wells, Martin, Hirst, J. Philip P., Decalf, Carole
• Other Authors: Eyles, Nick, BP Algeria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Svalbard; Austfonna; Moraine Ridge; glacier; Ice cap; Tidewater
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sed.12198; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fsed.12198; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/sed.12198

Abstract Turbid meltwater plumes and ice‐proximal fans occur where subglacial streams reach the grounded marine margins of modern and ancient tidewater glaciers. However, the spacing and temporal stability of these subglacial channels is poorly understood. This has significant implications for under...