Understanding water movement through a glacier is fundamental to several critical issues in
glaciology, including glacier dynamics, glacier‐induced floods, and the prediction of runoff …

Recent observations of dynamic water systems beneath the Greenland and Antarctic ice
sheets have sparked renewed interest in modelling subglacial drainage. The foundations of …

Seasonal acceleration of the Greenland Ice Sheet is influenced by the dynamic response of
the subglacial hydrologic system to variability in meltwater delivery to the bed, via crevasses …

We present a two‐dimensional Glacier Drainage System model (GlaDS) that couples
distributed and channelized subglacial water flow. Distributed flow occurs through linked …

Field Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology is the first text to provide this
essential information in a single comprehensive volume. Coverage includes: The role of …

▪ Abstract Processes operating beneath glaciers can have a greater influence on flow
dynamics than those operating within them. The variety and complexity of these processes …

Pressure and tracer measurements in boreholes drilled to the bottom of Ice Stream B, West
Antarctica, are used to obtain information about the basal water conduit system in which …

The manner by which meltwater drains through a glacier is critical to ice dynamics, runoff
characteristics, and water quality. However, much of the contemporary knowledge relating to …

Penetration of surface meltwater to the bed of the Greenland Ice Sheet each summer causes
an initial increase in ice speed due to elevated basal water pressure, followed by slowdown …

Surface meltwater reaching the bed of the Greenland ice sheet imparts a fundamental
control on basal motion. Sliding speed depends on ice/bed coupling, dictated by the …