Title: Glacial Movement cont' Variations with Time 3
1Glacial Movement (cont.)Variations with Time - 3
- Hydraulic lifting
- Water buildup along base. Pore pressure
increases. Friction reduced until threshold
crossed. Surge takes place.
2Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Definitions
- Zone of accumulation where accumulation gt
ablation - Zone of ablation (wastage) where ablation gt
accumulation - Equilibrium line line where accumulation
ablation in a given budget year. Approximated by
firn line firn limit snowline - Budget year time of maximum ablation one year
to the next will not usually be 365 days.
3Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Field Relations
- Snowline on Conway Glacier Canadian Rockies near
Banff
4Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.) Definitions - 2
- Net mass balance difference between
accumulation and ablation for whole glacier
over budget year. Other names economy,
budget, regimen
5Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Diagrams of
Relationships
Zone of Accumulation
Equilibrium Line
Zone of Ablation
6Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Diagrams of
Relationships
Zone of accumulation
Zone of ablation
Equilibrium line
Zone of Erosion
End moraine
Zone of Transportation
Zone of Deposition
7Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Diagrams of
Relationships
Equilibrium line
Equilibrium line
Icebergs
8Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Diagrams of
Relationships
9Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Methods of
Nourishment and Wastage
10Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Wasting (cont.)
- Downwasting, or thinning, is usually more
important than recession.
May Stagnate
11Mass Balance of Glaciers (cont.)Relationship to
Movement
- Large accumulation means high flow rates, even if
the glacier is in equilibrium. Fig.
4.8Results in more erosion, transportation.Favor
able conditions 1) temperate conditions 2)
maritime climatesPosition of terminus related to
mass balance 1) positive advance 2) negative
recession 3) equilibrium stationary (favors
forming end moraine)
12Ice Structures
- StratificationWinter ice thicker,
finer-grained, debris-free.Summer ice
thinner, coarser, debris-rich.May be deformed
as the glacier moves. Figure 9.21/315
13Ice Structures
- FoliationProduced by shearing Figure 9.22/316
14Ice Structures (cont.)
- Crevasses
- Develop perpendicular to direction of maximum
elongation. - Types
- 1) Splay (radial) near centerline where
spreading occurs. 9.23/317 - 2) Chevron near margin due to friction with
valley walls. - 3) Transverse extending flow, principally in
ice falls. 9.24/318
15Ice Structures (cont.)
- Ogives
- Annual bands produced as ice goes over ice
falls. 9.3/300 - Winter ice clear crevasses covered.
- Summer ice debris-rich washed into open
crevasses, which close below ice falls. 9.25/318 - Do not extend to much depth.
16 Morphologic Classification of Glaciers
- Niche, cliff, or slab glaciers above valley heads
or sides - Cirque glacier
- Valley or alpine glacier
- Outlet glacier tongues from ice caps
- Piedmont glacier T9.2/299 at foot of mountain
range - Mountain ice cap
- Ice cap
- Continental ice sheet