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| DOI | 10.5194/tc-8-155-2014 |
| Monitoring water accumulation in a glacier using magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Legchenko A.; Vincent C.; Baltassat J.M.; Girard J.F.; Thibert E.; Gagliardini O.; Descloitres M.; Gilbert A.; Garambois S.; Chevalier A.; Guyard H. | |
| 发表日期 | 2014 |
| ISSN | 19940416 |
| 卷号 | 8期号:1 |
| 英文摘要 | Tête Rousse is a small polythermal glacier located in the Mont Blanc area (French Alps) at an altitude of 3100 to 3300 m. In 1892, an outburst flood from this glacier released about 200 000 m3 of water mixed with ice, causing much damage. A new accumulation of melt water in the glacier was not excluded. The uncertainty related to such glacier conditions initiated an extensive geophysical study for evaluating the hazard. Using three-dimensional surface nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (3-D-SNMR), we showed that the temperate part of the Tête Rousse glacier contains two separate water-filled caverns (central and upper caverns). In 2009, the central cavern contained about 55 000 m3 of water. Since 2010, the cavern is drained every year. We monitored the changes caused by this pumping in the water distribution within the glacier body. Twice a year, we carried out magnetic resonance imaging of the entire glacier and estimated the volume of water accumulated in the central cavern. Our results show changes in cavern geometry and recharge rate: in two years, the central cavern lost about 73% of its initial volume, but 65% was lost in one year after the first pumping. We also observed that, after being drained, the cavern was recharged at an average rate of 20 to 25 m3 d-1 during the winter months and 120 to 180 m3 d-1 in summer. These observations illustrate how ice, water and air may refill englacial volume being emptied by artificial draining. Comparison of the 3-D-SNMR results with those obtained by drilling and pumping showed a very good correspondence, confirming the high reliability of 3-D-SNMR imaging. © 2014 Author(s). CC Attribution 3.0 License. |
| 学科领域 | environmental monitoring; geoaccumulation; geometry; geophysical method; glacier dynamics; ice; Alps; France |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| scopus关键词 | environmental monitoring; geoaccumulation; geometry; geophysical method; glacier dynamics; ice; Alps; France |
| 来源期刊 | Cryosphere
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/120162 |
| 作者单位 | IRD, UJF-Grenoble 1/CNRS/G-INP, LTHE UMR5564, BP 53, Grenoble Cedex 9, 38041, France; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement and CNRS LGGE, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; BRGM, BP 6009, 45060, Orléans Cedex 2, France; IRSTEA, UR ETGR, Erosion Torrentielle Neige et Avalanches, 2 rue de la Papeterie-BP 76, 38402 St.-Martin d'Hères, France; Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), CNRS/Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France; Institut Universitaire de France, IUF, Paris, France; Université Grenoble Alpes, 38041 Grenoble, France |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Legchenko A.,Vincent C.,Baltassat J.M.,et al. Monitoring water accumulation in a glacier using magnetic resonance imaging[J],2014,8(1). |
| APA | Legchenko A..,Vincent C..,Baltassat J.M..,Girard J.F..,Thibert E..,...&Guyard H..(2014).Monitoring water accumulation in a glacier using magnetic resonance imaging.Cryosphere,8(1). |
| MLA | Legchenko A.,et al."Monitoring water accumulation in a glacier using magnetic resonance imaging".Cryosphere 8.1(2014). |
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