An extended “perfect-plasticity” method for estimating ice thickness along the flow line of mountain glaciers

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Li, H., Ng, F., Li, Z., Qin, D., Cheng, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2012
• Subjects: Long Glacier
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/92055/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/92055/1/li_etal_2012.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JF002104

Direct measurement of the thickness of mountain glaciers is difficult over large areas, yet knowledge of the thickness is essential for calculating their volumes and future evolution. We develop a new method for estimating the ice thickness along glacier flow lines, using the “perfect-plasticity” rh...