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Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-727-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-727-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
Research article
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13 May 2024
Research article |  | 13 May 2024

Stream hydrology controls on ice cliff evolution and survival on debris-covered glaciers

Eric Petersen, Regine Hock, and Michael G. Loso

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Ice cliffs are melt hot spots that increase melt rates on debris-covered glaciers which otherwise see a reduction in melt rates. In this study, we show how surface runoff streams contribute to the generation, evolution, and survival of ice cliffs by carving into the glacier and transporting rocky debris. On Kennicott Glacier, Alaska, 33 % of ice cliffs are actively influenced by streams, while nearly half are within 10 m of streams.
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