Flow dynamics of an accumulation basin: a case study of upper Kahiltna Glacier, Mount McKinley, Alaska
ABSTRACT. We interpreted flow dynamics of the Kahiltna Pass Basin accumulation zone on Mount McKinley, Alaska, USA, using 40, 100 and 900 MHz ground-penetrating radar profiles and GPS surface velocity measurements. We found dipping, englacial surface-conformable strata that experienced vertical thic...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1084.1107 2023-05-15T16:20:23+02:00 Flow dynamics of an accumulation basin: a case study of upper Kahiltna Glacier, Mount McKinley, Alaska Seth Campbell Karl Kreutz Erich Osterberg Steven Arcone Cameron Wake Kevin Volkening Dominic Winski The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1084.1107 http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eeosterberg/images/Campbell%20et%20al.,%202012b%20Flow%20regimes%20of%20Kahiltna%20glacier.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1084.1107 http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eeosterberg/images/Campbell%20et%20al.,%202012b%20Flow%20regimes%20of%20Kahiltna%20glacier.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eeosterberg/images/Campbell%20et%20al.,%202012b%20Flow%20regimes%20of%20Kahiltna%20glacier.pdf text ftciteseerx 2020-05-03T00:29:41Z ABSTRACT. We interpreted flow dynamics of the Kahiltna Pass Basin accumulation zone on Mount McKinley, Alaska, USA, using 40, 100 and 900 MHz ground-penetrating radar profiles and GPS surface velocity measurements. We found dipping, englacial surface-conformable strata that experienced vertical thickening as the glacier flowed westward from a steep, higher-velocity (60 m a ) to the south. Stratigraphy near the western side of the basin was surface-conformable to $170 m depth and thinned as flow diverged southward, down-glacier. We found complex strata beneath the conformable stratigraphy and interpret these features as buried crevasses, avalanche debris and deformed ice caused by up-glacier events. We also suggest that basin dimensions, bed topography and the sharp bend each cause flow extension and compression, significantly contributing to conformable and complex strata thickness variations. Our findings show that surface-conformable stratigraphy continuous with depth and consistent strata thicknesses cannot be assumed in accumulation basins, because local and upglacier terrain and flow dynamics can cause structural complexities to occur under and within surfaceconformable layers. Text glacier Alaska Unknown |
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ABSTRACT. We interpreted flow dynamics of the Kahiltna Pass Basin accumulation zone on Mount McKinley, Alaska, USA, using 40, 100 and 900 MHz ground-penetrating radar profiles and GPS surface velocity measurements. We found dipping, englacial surface-conformable strata that experienced vertical thickening as the glacier flowed westward from a steep, higher-velocity (60 m a ) to the south. Stratigraphy near the western side of the basin was surface-conformable to $170 m depth and thinned as flow diverged southward, down-glacier. We found complex strata beneath the conformable stratigraphy and interpret these features as buried crevasses, avalanche debris and deformed ice caused by up-glacier events. We also suggest that basin dimensions, bed topography and the sharp bend each cause flow extension and compression, significantly contributing to conformable and complex strata thickness variations. Our findings show that surface-conformable stratigraphy continuous with depth and consistent strata thicknesses cannot be assumed in accumulation basins, because local and upglacier terrain and flow dynamics can cause structural complexities to occur under and within surfaceconformable layers. |
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Flow dynamics of an accumulation basin: a case study of upper Kahiltna Glacier, Mount McKinley, Alaska |
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