Geothermal heat source estimations through ice flow modelling at Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland

• Main Authors: Jarosch, Alexander H., Magnússon, Eyjólfur, Hannesdóttir, Krista, Belart, Joaquín M. C., Pálsson, Finnur
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Mýrdalsjökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2023-101; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2023-101/

Geothermal heat sources beneath glaciers and ice caps influence local ice-dynamics and mass balance, but also control ice surface depression evolution as well as subglacial water reservoir dynamics. Resulting jökulhlaups (i.e. glacier lake outburst floods) impose danger to people and infrastructure,...