Finite-Element Simulation of the Thermal Regime of the Erebus Glacier Tongue, Antarctica
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AbstractFinite-element method is used to determine the temperature distribution within the Erebus Glacier tongue based on information from short-term observations (Holdsworth, 1982). It is shown that, provided the up-stream temperature profile along the depth is known, steady-state assumptions are reliable for computing the temperature field within most of the ice mass at any given time for a glacier tongue. Numerical results from analyses of the Erebus Glacier tongue also indicate that the main transport of heat is through advection as expected and, hence, a realistic estimate of the velocity field becomes important.
1995 ◽
Vol 61
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pp. 3728-3733
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