March 31 - Kamb and LaChapelle's "seminal basal sliding paper" (led by Kristin)

*** Kamb, B. and LaChapelle, E. 1964: Direct observation of the mechanism of glacier sliding over bedrock. Journal of Glaciology 5 (38), 159–72.

- See review by Peter Knight at http://www.petergknight.com/work/Knight2003ClassicsRevisited.pdf


April 9 - Glacier Hydrology (led by Twila and Peter)

*** Fountain and Walder, A Review of Glacier Hydrology, 1998

- Rothlisberger, Steady Flow in a circular conduit. 1972
Shreve, R. L. Movement of Water in Glaciers, 1972 , Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 11, No.62, pp. 205-214.

April 16 – Subglacial Processes (led by Adam and Josh)

*** Garry K.C. Clarke, 2005, SUBGLACIAL PROCESSES, Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 2005. 33:247–76, doi: 10.1146/annurev.earth.33.092203.122621

Other good readings to know about:
- Gordon, S., M. Sharp, B. Hubbard, C. Smart, B. Ketterling and I. Willis. 1998. Seasonal reorganization of subglacial drainage inferred from measurements in boreholes. Hydrological Processes, 12, pp. 105–133
- Harbor, J. Sharp, M,. Copland, L., Hubbard, B., Nienow, P., Mair, D., 1997. Influence of subglacial drainage conditions on the velocity distribution within a glacier cross section. Geology, 25 (8), 739-742.

April 23 - Boreholes and water transport (led by Brooke)

*** Hubbard, B.P., M.J. Sharp, I.C. Willis, M.K. Nielsen and C.C. Smart, 1995. Borehole water-level variations and the structure of the subglacial hydrological system of Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Valais, Switzerland. Journal of Glaciology, 41(139), 572-583.

Also of interest:

- Gordon, S., Sharp, M., Hubbard, B., Smart, C. C., Ketterling, B., and Willis, I. C., 1998, Seasonal reorganisation of subglacial drainage inferred from measurements in boreholes:Hydrological Processes, v.12, p.105-133.

April 30 – Hard-Bedded Sliding of Alpine Glaciers (led by T.J.)

*** Harper, J. T., N. F. Humphrey, W. T. Pfeffer, Two modes of accelerated sliding. GRL 2007

*** Iken, A., H. Röthlisberger, A. Flotron and W. Haeberli. 1983. The uplift of Unteraargletscher at the  beginning of the melt season - a consequence of water storage at the bed? J. Glaciol. 29: 28-47. 

Consider reading introduction of Howat, I., S. Tulaczyk, E. Waddington and H. Björnsson. 2008b. Dynamic controls on glacier basal motion inferred from surface ice motion. J. Geophys. Res. 113 (F03015), doi:10.1029/2007JF000925.

May 7 – Big Picture

Robin Bell - The Role of Subglacial Water in Ice Sheet Mass Balance. 2008. Nature Geoscience.

May 14 - Theories of Hard-bedded sliding w/ and w/o cavities (led by Marc Jaffrey)

*** Nye, 1969
- Schoof, 2005 paper on sliding over a hard bed - "The effect of cavitation on glacier sliding"

May 21 - Surging Glaciers

The role of water in the surge of Variegated Glacier

May 28 - Basal Icestream Conditions

Investigations of the Basal Conditions of Ice Stream B.

Engelhardt et al., 1990, Science

June 4 - TBD