Glacier Hydrology and Ice Dynamics

拟议的冰川水文学和冰动力学计划将使用创新和跨学科的技术来解决有关气候变化中世界冰块未来的紧迫问题。基础水文学是对冰流的一级控制，因此与海平面上升直接相关。拟议的研究跨越不同的空间尺度：评估育空地区冰川基本过程的数据收集将为格陵兰和南极的更大尺度建模提供资料。后者将研究基础水文学在快速流动的冰流中的影响，沿着与海洋和冰盖之间的冰的相互作用。

The proposed program for glacial hydrology and ice dynamics will use innovative and interdisciplinary techniques to address pressing questions about the future of the worlds ice masses in a changing climate. Basal hydrology is a first order control on ice flow and therefore directly related to rising sea levels. The proposed research spans various spatial scales: data collection assessing basal processes of glaciers in the Yukon Territory will feed into larger-scale modeling of Greenland and the Antarctic. The latter will examine impacts of basal hydrology in fast flowing ice streams along with ice interactions between the ocean and ice sheets.