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Thickness profile of a plastic ice sheet AOSS 605 (004) Plastic Rheology: Shear stress at the bed is constant What does a plastic ice sheet look like?

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The “Shallow Ice

e Approximation”

AOSS 605 (004)

The Veloc

city Field

AOSS 605 (004)

The Veloc

Non-Newtonian Rheology:

city Field

AOSS 605 (004)

The Veloc

Non-Newtonian Rheology:

Plastic Rheology:

Shear st
bed is co

city Field

tress at the
onstant

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:
Shear stre
bed is con

f a plastic ice sheet

ess at the
nstant

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

Shear stre
bed is con

What does a plastic ice sheet look

f a plastic ice sheet

ess at the
nstant
k like?

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

Shear stre
bed is con

What does a plastic ice sheet look

Thickness decreases towards the

f a plastic ice sheet

ess at the
nstant
k like?
e margins

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

Shear stre
bed is con

What does a plastic ice sheet look

Thickness decreases towards the

Implies surface slope must increa

f a plastic ice sheet

ess at the
nstant
k like?
e margins

ase

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

On a flat bed:

f a plastic ice sheet

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

On a flat bed:

f a plastic ice sheet

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

On a flat bed:
x=0-i
x=L-i

Integrate from x’= L to x’ = x

f a plastic ice sheet

ice margin
ice divide

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology:

On a flat bed:
x=0-i
x=L-i

Integrate from x’= L to x’ = x

f a plastic ice sheet

ice margin
ice divide

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

Plastic Rheology: If th

On a flat bed:

x=0-i
x=L-i
Integrate from x’= L to x’ = x

f a plastic ice sheet

he ice sheet is symmetric we have:

ice margin
ice divide

AOSS 605 (004)

What does

Div

Thickness Margin

D

it look like?

vide
Margin

Distance

AOSS 605 (004)

Thickness profile of

If the ice sheet is symmetric we ha

Thickness is independent of acc
Thickness only depends on lengt

f a plastic ice sheet

ave:

cumulation and abalation?
th of the ice sheet/glacier?

AOSS 605 (004)

Climate and Gla

Define ice sheet bed:
Define balance rate:

aciers Revisited

AOSS 605 (004)

Climate and Gla

Define ice sheet bed:

Define balance rate: The e

aciers Revisited

equilibrium line elevation

AOSS 605 (004)

Climate and Gla

Define ice sheet bed:

Define balance rate: The e

1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2

00 1 2 3 4 5 6

aciers Revisited

equilibrium line elevation
E

7 8 9 10


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