Advances in Glacier & Ice Sheet Hydrology
Advances in Glacier & Ice Sheet Hydrology
Session ID#: 121197
Session Description:
This session explores the role of water throughout glaciers and ice sheets as well as the impact of water on ice dynamics, mass balance, and geomorphology. Water is both stored and transported through glaciers by a series of connected supraglacial, englacial, and subglacial features including supraglacial lakes, streams, and saturated snow; englacial crevasses, moulins, and incised channels; and subglacial drainage channels, cavities, saturated till, and frozen sediments. Connections between these components shape the glacial hydrologic system, which transports water from the surface to bed, modulates glacier velocities, redistributes glacier mass, and facilitates glacial erosion. Advances in glacier hydrology, including the variability of these connections in space and time, strengthens our ability to predict how glacial systems will respond under a changing climate. We invite contributions from all aspects of supraglacial, englacial, and subglacial hydrology, and particularly welcome studies focusing on interactions between multiple components of the glacier hydrologic system.
Index Terms:
0720 Glaciers [CRYOSPHERE]
0726 Ice sheets [CRYOSPHERE]
0744 Rivers [CRYOSPHERE]
0746 Lakes [CRYOSPHERE]
Primary Convener: Kristin M Schild, University of Maine, Earth and Climate Sciences, Orono, ME, United States
Conveners: Kristin Poinar, University at Buffalo, Department of Geology, Buffalo, NY, United States, Winnie Chu, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States and Colin Meyer, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, NH, United States
Primary Liaison: Kristin M Schild, University of Maine, Earth and Climate Sciences, Orono, ME, United States
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