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Control of Ice Stream Stick-Slip Mechanics by Frictional Healing

Control of Ice Stream Stick-Slip Mechanics by Frictional Healing. J. Paul Winberry, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Chris Marone, Richard Alley, and Don Voigt Penn State University Robert Bindschadler NASA Matt King University of Newcastle Ian Joughin University of Washington.

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Control of Ice Stream Stick-Slip Mechanics by Frictional Healing

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  1. Control of Ice Stream Stick-Slip Mechanics by Frictional Healing J. Paul Winberry, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Chris Marone, Richard Alley, and Don Voigt Penn State University Robert Bindschadler NASA Matt King University of Newcastle Ian Joughin University of Washington

  2. Stick-slip dominates the motion of Whillans Ice Plain (Bindschadler et. al, 2003) -Two 10-30 minute slip events a day-Accounts for > 50% of total motion

  3. Whillans Stick-Slip Fraction of Total Motion

  4. Whillans ice plain is wide, > 100 km, limiting the importance of side drag • Simple models of stick-slip may provide insight into basal processes

  5. Slider Block Model of Stick-Slip

  6. Slider Block Model of Stick-Slip

  7. Whillans Ice Stream Stick-Slip

  8. Whillans Ice Stream Stick-Slip

  9. Ice Stream Stick-Slip Model L=150km, V=700 m/yr, H=800m , E=10^10Pa

  10. Ice Stream Stick-Slip Model

  11. Basal Stress Evolution

  12. Basal Stress Evolution

  13. Basal Stress Evolution

  14. Frictional Healing:A mechanism for slip variability -Feature of laboratory studies of stick-slip -Healing mechanisms Subglacial till due to its rate-dependence (Iverson, 1998, Tulaczyk,2000) 2) Freezing onto sticky spots -Time of failure is dependent on loading rate

  15. Recurrence Interval Variability

  16. Slip Magnitude Variability

  17. Conclusions • A perfectly plastic bed cannot explain slip variability. • Basal shear strength beneath Whillans exhibits sub-daily variations in strength due to frictional healing.

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