Influence of anisotropy on velocity and age distribution at Scharffenbergbotnen blue ice area

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: T. Zwinger, M. Schäfer, C. Martín, J. C. Moore
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: geo; envir; Dronning Maud Land; Scharffenbergbotnen; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-607-2014; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/607/2014/tc-8-607-2014.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/f2992e5ef77046439f941f52f9864912

We use a full-Stokes thermo-mechanically coupled ice-flow model to study the dynamics of the glacier inside Scharffenbergbotnen valley, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. The domain encompasses a high accumulation rate region and, downstream, a sublimation-dominated bare ice ablation area. The ablation...