Brief communication: Growth and decay of an ice stupa in alpine conditions – a simple model driven by energy-flux observations over a glacier surface

<p>We present a simple model to calculate the evolution of an ice stupa (artificial ice reservoir). The model is formulated for a cone geometry and driven by energy balance measurements over a glacier surface for a 5-year period. An “exposure factor” is introduced to deal with the fact that an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. Oerlemans, S. Balasubramanian, C. Clavuot, F. Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-06-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/3007/2021/tc-15-3007-2021.pdf