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Glacier- Formation Flashcards

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1
Q

What is glacier formaiton dependent on?

A

Balance of input/output

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2
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What is temperature change dependen on?

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Specific heat capacity

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3
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Specific heat capacity for ice is?

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1.751J at -50C or 2J at -10C

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4
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Specific heat capacity for H2O?

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4.127J at 0C.

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5
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Which state changes release energy?

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Evporation and freezing

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6
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Watts

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Equal to one joule per second, measured against surface area per square metre

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7
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What is energy flow of a glacier compose dof?

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Incident Solar Radiation
Reflected Infrared Radiation
Letent Heat transfer by condensation
Latent Heat consumed or released during melting and freezing

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8
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Why does TOA atmospheric radiation decrease with altitude?

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Diffusion and filtration.

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9
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Optical Depth

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This is an extinction coefficienct of an atmospheric layer inegrating distance, humidity, cloudiness and concnetration of other particles.

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10
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What does incidient SW radiaiton depend on with declination?

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Latitude, slope gradient and time of day.

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11
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What is an example of influence of clouds on energy balance?

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Where clear air, SW up to 1200Wm-2, whilst cloudiness reduced to few percent

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12
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What is the equation of radiant flux?

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Emissivity multiplied by SB constant multiplied by temperature^4

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13
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What does sensible heat depend on?

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Gradient between atmosphere and glacier, transfer of molecular momentum

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14
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What does the atmosphere-glacier gradient depend on?

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Turbulence and convectionf of boundary level air

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15
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What is glacial energy most variable with?

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Higher temperatures, strong winds and rougher surfaces.

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16
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Why are glaciers blue?

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Perferential ABSORPTION of blue light

17
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Why is ice temperature variable?

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Because its meltin point varies with temperature, decreasing with increasing pressure.

18
Q

What is the melting point of the base of a glacier?

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at -1.27C if 2000m thick about 17.6MPa

19
Q

What is ice temperature regulated by?

A

Atmospheric surface energy exchange, geothermal heat flux at bed, frictional heat at bed by sliding.

20
Q

Why might glacial temperature rise occur in winter?

A

Refreeze of meltwater with released energy.

21
Q

How may snow reduce conductivity?

A

Air bubbles with less conductive ability.

22
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How is geothermal heat flux generated?

A

Radioactive decay, increasing basal ice temperature

23
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How is frictional heat on ice generated?

A

Sliding at the base

24
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What does dT/dt equal?

A

Shear stress x shear strain rate divided by ice density x specific heat capacity of the ice

25
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Basal Sliding

A

This is the act of a glacier sliding over the bed due to meltwater under the ice acting as a lubricant

26
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What are the three types of glacial structure?

A

Temperate
Cold
Polythermal

27
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Temperate Glaciers

A

Where melting point is everywhere except a surface layer a few metres thick, due to seasonal temperatures.

28
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Where do temperatre glaciers exist?

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Where winter snowfall and summer melt is highest, as snow insulates ice from low winter temperatures.

29
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Cold Glaciers

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These are everywhere below melting point, thus frozen to their beds.

30
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Polythermal Glaciers

A

These are composed of both cold and warm ice

31
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Orographic Lift

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This occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain

32
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What is the most prominent source of accumulation?

A

Snow precipitaiton, but also supercooled water carreid from winds.

33
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How does ice formation occur?

A

Compaction of multitude of layers, filling air-pores and increasing bulk density.

34
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H2O differential densities per cubic metre?

A

40-200kg for snow, 830-910 fir ice and 1000kg for liquid water at 0c

35
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What is requried for firn-ice transformation?

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Density increase, filling of air pores, compacting bubbles, pressure.

36
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How does compression form ice?

A

Restructuring of crystals

37
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How do melt and refreeze increase copaction rate?

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Water percolation into pores of the snow force air outwards, and frezing.

38
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Dynamic Recrystallization

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This involves nucleation of new dislocation-free grains followed preventing propogation of cracks.

39
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What causes reduction in glaciers?

A

Melting, evaporation, sublimation, wind scouring, iceberg calving

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