Glacier Speed-Up Events and Subglacial Hydrology on the Lower Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

• Main Author: Kehrl, Laura M.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified; Glacier dynamics; Subglacial hydrology; Glacier modelling; School: Antarctic Research Centre; 049999 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified; Marsden: 260115 Glaciology; Degree Discipline: Geology; Degree Level: Masters; Degree Name: Master of Science; Antarctic; Marsden; New Zealand; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.17000293.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Glacier_Speed-Up_Events_and_Subglacial_Hydrology_on_the_Lower_Franz_Josef_Glacier_New_Zealand/17000293

The contribution of glacier mass loss to future sea level rise is still poorly constrained (Lemke and others, 2007). One of the remaining unknowns is how water inputs influence glacier velocity. Short-term variations in glacier velocity occur when a water input exceeds the capacity of the subglacial...