Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile
Tests the influence of local environmental variables on the magnitude and frequency distributions of calving behaviour. Near the terminus of the glacier, surface speeds average 17 m d -1 in summer and calving is profuse and continual. Mean daily calving exceeds 400 events per day and the mean calvin...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/342a0da5-3752-4259-8b72-3c81f0d899b8 2024-06-23T07:54:16+00:00 Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile Warren, C. R. Glasser, N. F. Harrison, S. Winchester, V. Kerr, A. R. Rivera, A. 1995 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/characteristics-of-tidewater-calving-at-glacier-san-rafael-chile(342a0da5-3752-4259-8b72-3c81f0d899b8).html https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000016178 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029501420&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/characteristics-of-tidewater-calving-at-glacier-san-rafael-chile(342a0da5-3752-4259-8b72-3c81f0d899b8).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Warren , C R , Glasser , N F , Harrison , S , Winchester , V , Kerr , A R & Rivera , A 1995 , ' Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile ' , Journal of Glaciology , vol. 41 , no. 138 , pp. 273-289 . https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000016178 article 1995 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000016178 2024-06-13T01:22:10Z Tests the influence of local environmental variables on the magnitude and frequency distributions of calving behaviour. Near the terminus of the glacier, surface speeds average 17 m d -1 in summer and calving is profuse and continual. Mean daily calving exceeds 400 events per day and the mean calving flux is more than 2 Mm 3 d -1 . Mean annual calving speed and calving flux are about 4500 m a -1 and 2.0 km 3 a -1 , respectively. This calving speed is higher than that predicted by the established empirical relationships between tide-water calving speed and water depth. Daily patterns of calving frequency and flux correlate poorly or not at all with meteorological variables, but tidal stage may have some control over the timing of large submarine calving events. The relatively small total flux recorded from the submerged part of the ice cliff may imply unusually rapid melt rates. -from Authors Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology University of St Andrews: Research Portal Journal of Glaciology 41 138 273 289 |
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Tests the influence of local environmental variables on the magnitude and frequency distributions of calving behaviour. Near the terminus of the glacier, surface speeds average 17 m d -1 in summer and calving is profuse and continual. Mean daily calving exceeds 400 events per day and the mean calving flux is more than 2 Mm 3 d -1 . Mean annual calving speed and calving flux are about 4500 m a -1 and 2.0 km 3 a -1 , respectively. This calving speed is higher than that predicted by the established empirical relationships between tide-water calving speed and water depth. Daily patterns of calving frequency and flux correlate poorly or not at all with meteorological variables, but tidal stage may have some control over the timing of large submarine calving events. The relatively small total flux recorded from the submerged part of the ice cliff may imply unusually rapid melt rates. -from Authors |
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Warren, C. R. Glasser, N. F. Harrison, S. Winchester, V. Kerr, A. R. Rivera, A. Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile |
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Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile |
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Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile |
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Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile |
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Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile |
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Characteristics of tide-water calving at Glacier San Rafael, Chile |
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characteristics of tide-water calving at glacier san rafael, chile |
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