亚冰川排水系统的垂直延伸进入基底裂
Joel T Harper1, John H Bradford, Neil F Humphrey
1Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Montana 59812, USA. joel@mso.umt.edu
Nature
|October 1, 2010
概括
亚冰川水可以填补延伸到高冰川的基底裂,显著增加水储量. 这一发现影响了我们对冰川滑动和海平面上升预测的理解.
科学领域:
- 冰川学的冰川学
- 水文学 水文学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景情况:
- 冰川的基底滑动受到亚冰川水的显著影响.
- 了解冰下水域的范围受到观测挑战的限制.
- 准确的冰动力学模拟对于海平面上升预测至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究亚冰川水的配置和体积.
- 为了确定冰下水是否占据冰床接口之外的特征.
- 评估对冰川动态和海平面上升的影响.
主要方法:
- 在阿拉斯加的本奇冰川上利用了雷达和地震成像.
- 在现场进行钻孔测量.
- 分析数据以识别和量化充满水的基底裂.
主要成果:
- 发现了许多充满水的基底裂,延伸到几十米的冰中.
- 在裂中的量化水体积相当于横跨床的十米层.
- 确认了裂和冰川床之间的高度传播的联系.
结论:
- 冰下水文系统可以通过基底裂显著地延伸到覆盖的冰上.
- 基底裂增强了储水能力,可以调节冰下水压.
- 这些发现需要对冰川和冰盖的冰下水文模型进行重新评估.
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