Jökulhlaups

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Abstract

Chapter 11 studies the Nye model of the subglacial floods known as jökulhlaups. First it is shown that the model can explain the observations at Grímsvötn on the ice cap Vatnajökull in Iceland. Then floods below ice sheets are discussed; in particular the mechanics of a sagging ice cauldron are analysed. The possibility of paleo-floods underneath Antarctica and the Laurentide Ice Sheet is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInterdisciplinary Applied Mathematics
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages741-791
Number of pages51
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

NameInterdisciplinary Applied Mathematics
Volume36
ISSN (Print)0939-6047
ISSN (Electronic)2196-9973

Keywords

  • Beam Equation
  • Effective Pressure
  • Hydraulic Gradient
  • Lake Level
  • Peak Discharge

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