Modeling the spatially distributed nature of  subglacial sediment transport and erosion

Delaney, Ian; Anderson, Leif; Herman, Frédéric

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-663-2023

Articles | Volume 11, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-663-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-663-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 4

Research article

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21 Jul 2023

Research article |

| 21 Jul 2023

Modeling the spatially distributed nature of subglacial sediment transport and erosion

Ian Delaney, Leif Anderson, and Frédéric Herman

Model code and software

Code and video outputs for "Modeling the spatially distributed nature of subglacial sediment transport and erosion" I. Delaney, L. Anderson, and F. Herman https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7975219

Short summary

This paper presents a two-dimensional subglacial sediment transport model that evolves a sediment layer in response to subglacial sediment transport conditions. The model captures sediment transport in supply- and transport-limited regimes across a glacier's bed and considers both the creation and transport of sediment. Model outputs show how the spatial distribution of sediment and water below a glacier can impact the glacier's discharge of sediment and erosion of bedrock.