Raymond Effect

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Raymond Effect is a flow effect in ice sheets, occurring at flow divides, which gives rise to disturbances in the stratigraphy, showing unusual arches or anticlines called Raymond Arches. [1] The stratigraphy is detected by radio-echo sounding. The Raymond Effect arises from the unusual flow properties of ice, as its viscosity decreases with stress. [2] It is of importance because it provides field evidence for the flow properties of ice. [3] In addition, it permits dating of changes in ice flow and the establishment of changes in ice thickness. [4] The effect was first predicted by Charles F. Raymond. [5] Raymond Arches and the Raymond Effect have been observed at numerous other ice divides e.g. Siple Dome, [6] Fletcher Ice Rise, Berkner Island, [7] [8] Roosevelt Island, [4] [8] and Korff Ice Rise. [9]

Ice viscosity is stress-dependent, and in zones where the (deviatoric) stresses are low, the viscosity becomes very high. Near the base of ice-sheets, stress is proportional to the surface slope, at least when averaged over a suitable horizontal distance. At the flow divide, the surface slope is zero, and calculations show that the viscosity increases. [5] This diverts ice flow laterally, and is the cause of the characteristic anticlines, which are in effect draped over the high viscosity area.

References

  1. ↑ Vaughan, David G.; Hugh F. J. Corr; Christopher S. M. Doake; Ed. D. Waddington (25 March 1999). "Distortion of isochronous layers in ice revealed by ground-penetrating radar". Nature . 398 (6725): 323–326. Bibcode:1999Natur.398..323V. doi:10.1038/18653. S2CID   4414504.
  2. ↑ Glen, J.W. (1955). "The creep of polycrystalline ice". Proceedings of the Royal Society . A228 (1175): 519–538. Bibcode:1955RSPSA.228..519G. doi:10.1098/rspa.1955.0066. S2CID   138364513.
  3. ↑ Gillet-Chaulet, F.; et al. (2011). "In-situ quantification of ice rheology and direct measurement of the Raymond Effect at Summit, Greenland using a phase-sensitive radar". Geophysical Research Letters . 38 (24). Bibcode:2011GeoRL..3824503G. doi: 10.1029/2011GL049843 .
  4. 1 2 Conway, H.; B. Hall; G. Denton; A. Gades; E.D. Waddington (1999). "Past and future grounding-line retreat of the West Antarctic Ice". Science . 286 (5438): 280–283. doi:10.1126/science.286.5438.280. PMID   10514369.
  5. 1 2 Raymond C.F. (1983). "Deformation in the vicinity of ice divides". Journal of Glaciology . 29 (103): 357–373. Bibcode:1983JGlac..29..357R. doi: 10.1017/S0022143000030288 .
  6. ↑ Nereson, N.A.; Raymond, C.F.; et al. (2000). "The accumulation pattern across Siple Dome, West Antarctica, inferred from radar-detected internal layers". Journal of Glaciology . 46 (152): 75–87. Bibcode:2000JGlac..46...75N. doi: 10.3189/172756500781833449 . S2CID   18864009.
  7. ↑ Hindmarsh, R.C.A.; King, E.C.; Mulvaney, R.; et al. (2011). "Flow at ice-divide triple junctions: 2. Three-dimensional views of isochrone architecture from ice-penetrating radar surveys". Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 (F02024). doi:10.1029/2010JF001785. hdl: 20.500.11820/68fe4f33-75c6-4e8f-b511-2201147fde24 . S2CID   55008674 . Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. 1 2 Kingslake, J.; Hindmarsh, R.C.A.; Aðalgeirsdóttir, G.; et al. (2014). "Full-depth englacial vertical ice-sheet velocities measured using phase-sensitive radar". Journal of Geophysical Research . 119 (12): 2604–2618. Bibcode:2014JGRF..119.2604K. doi: 10.1002/2014JF003275 . S2CID   129824379.
  9. ↑ Kingslake, J.; Martín, C.; et al. (2016). "Ice-flow reorganization in West Antarctica 2.5 kyr ago dated using radar-derived englacial flow velocities". Geophysical Research Letters . 43 (17): 9103–9112. Bibcode:2016GeoRL..43.9103K. doi: 10.1002/2016GL070278 .
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