Modeling oscillations in connected glacial lakes

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Aaron G. Stubblefield, Timothy T. Creyts, Jonathan Kingslake, Marc Spiegelman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: Glacier hydrology; Jökulhlaups (GLOFs); subglacial lakes; subglacial processes; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; West Antarctica; Mercer; Whillans; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier; glaciers; Journal of Glaciology; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.46; https://doaj.org/article/ebdfa260650e477db2346acd95b33fa4

Mountain glaciers and ice sheets often host marginal and subglacial lakes that are hydraulically connected through subglacial drainage systems. These lakes exhibit complex dynamics that have been the subject of models for decades. Here we introduce and analyze a model for the evolution of glacial la...