A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology
Modeling the evolution of subglacial channels underneath ice sheets is an urgent need for ice sheet modellers, as channels affect sliding velocities and hence ice discharge. Owing to very limited observations of the subglacial hydraulic system, the development of physical models is quite restricted....
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:44470 2023-05-15T16:40:59+02:00 A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology Beyer, Sebastian Kleiner, Thomas Humbert, Angelika 2017-04-25 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/44470/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/44470/1/sbeyer_egu_2017.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.50803 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.50803.d001 unknown https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/44470/1/sbeyer_egu_2017.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.50803.d001 Beyer, S. orcid:0000-0002-3731-0278 , Kleiner, T. orcid:0000-0001-7825-5765 and Humbert, A. (2017) A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology , EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna, 24 April 2017 - 28 April 2017 . hdl:10013/epic.50803 EPIC3EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna, 2017-04-24-2017-04-28 Conference notRev 2017 ftawi 2021-12-24T15:42:55Z Modeling the evolution of subglacial channels underneath ice sheets is an urgent need for ice sheet modellers, as channels affect sliding velocities and hence ice discharge. Owing to very limited observations of the subglacial hydraulic system, the development of physical models is quite restricted. Subglacial hydrology models are currently taking two different approaches: either modeling the development of a network of individual channels or modeling an equivalent porous layer where the channels are not resolved individually but modeled as a diffusive process, adjusted to reproduce the characteristic of an efficient system. Here, we use the latter approach, improving it by using a confined-unconfined aquifer model (CUAS), that allows the system to run dry in absence of sufficient water input. This ensures physical values for the water pressure. Channels are represented by adjusting the permeability and storage of the system according to projected locations of channels. The evolution of channel positions is governed by a reduced complexity model that computes channel growths according to simple rules (weighted random walks descending the hydraulic potential). As a proof of concept we present the results of the evolution of the hydrological system over time for a simple artificial glacier geometry Conference Object Ice Sheet Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) |
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Modeling the evolution of subglacial channels underneath ice sheets is an urgent need for ice sheet modellers, as channels affect sliding velocities and hence ice discharge. Owing to very limited observations of the subglacial hydraulic system, the development of physical models is quite restricted. Subglacial hydrology models are currently taking two different approaches: either modeling the development of a network of individual channels or modeling an equivalent porous layer where the channels are not resolved individually but modeled as a diffusive process, adjusted to reproduce the characteristic of an efficient system. Here, we use the latter approach, improving it by using a confined-unconfined aquifer model (CUAS), that allows the system to run dry in absence of sufficient water input. This ensures physical values for the water pressure. Channels are represented by adjusting the permeability and storage of the system according to projected locations of channels. The evolution of channel positions is governed by a reduced complexity model that computes channel growths according to simple rules (weighted random walks descending the hydraulic potential). As a proof of concept we present the results of the evolution of the hydrological system over time for a simple artificial glacier geometry |
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Beyer, Sebastian Kleiner, Thomas Humbert, Angelika A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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Beyer, Sebastian Kleiner, Thomas Humbert, Angelika |
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A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/44470/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/44470/1/sbeyer_egu_2017.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.50803 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.50803.d001 |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/44470/1/sbeyer_egu_2017.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.50803.d001 Beyer, S. orcid:0000-0002-3731-0278 , Kleiner, T. orcid:0000-0001-7825-5765 and Humbert, A. (2017) A confined-unconfined aquifer model for subglacial hydrology , EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna, 24 April 2017 - 28 April 2017 . hdl:10013/epic.50803 |
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