Glacier Flow in a Curving Channel
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The flow of a glacier along a channel of constant longitudinal curvature is analyzed using analytical and finite-element methods. Channels of various cross sectional shape are investigated, ranging from a simple rectangular form with zero shear traction along the bed to realistic profiles taken from Blue Glacier, Washington. Terms in the equilibrium and rate-of deformation equations which are inversely dependent on radius and a body force which varies transversely across the glacier introduce several characteristic features into the stress and velocity fields of the curving glacier. The stress center line is shifted toward the inside of the bend, causing an asymmetric crevasse pattern and non-zero stress magnitude at the surface on the geometric center line of the channel. The stress field is dependent on the stress exponent in the flow law and is non-linear across the surface. The surface-velocity pattern shows a "tilting" of the usual high-order parabolic form, being skewed toward the inside of the bend. There is a shift in the velocity maximum from the deepest part of the channel. All of these curvature-induced features are dependent on the radius of curvature, actual channel geometry, and stress exponent in the flow law. Model results show excellent agreement with the velocity and cre vasse patterns on the curving Blue Glacier.
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