Instabilities on Alpine temperate glaciers: new insights arising from the numerical modelling of Allalingletscher (Valais, Switzerland)

作者: J. Faillettaz , M. Funk , D. Sornette

DOI: 10.5194/NHESS-12-2977-2012

关键词: Drainage networkTension (geology)Temperate glacierWater flowInstabilityBedrockGlacierGeomorphologyGeologyGlacier tongue

摘要: The processes leading to a glacier instability depend on the thermal properties of the contact between the glacier and its bedrock. Assessing the stability of temperate glacier (ie the …

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