Determination of the Three-Dimensional Velocity Field in a Glacier
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 10 (58) , 39-53
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000012983
Abstract
A method for the determination of the three-dimensional velocity field in a glacier is described, Measurements in three or more bore holes arranged in an appropriate array are needed for its application. Surface motion measured by triangulation and tape measure, bore-hole profiles given by inclinometry, and the geometry of the bed are all considered simultaneously in order to determine the velocity field. The basic assumption is that velocity between the bore holes can be represented by suitable interpolation based on the measurements in the holes. Ice displacement parallel to bore holes is calculated indirectly from incompressibility and the constraint that velocity normal to the bed be zero. As an example, the method is applied to an array of 9 bore holes in Athabasca Glacier.Keywords
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