Hydrology of a land-terminating Greenlandic outlet glacier

• Main Author: Cowton, Thomas Ralph
• Other Authors: Nienow, Peter, Sole, Andrew, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2013
• Subjects: glaciology; hydrology; Greenland; Leverett Glacier; glacier; greenlandic; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8286

Hydrology is recognised as an important component of the glacial system in alpine environments. In particular, the subglacial drainage of surface meltwaters is known to exert a strong influence on the motion of glaciers and on their capacity to erode the underlying bedrock. This thesis examines the...