Borehole Camera Video of Englacial Conduit


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Date

2020

Publication Type

Video

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Abstract

During a 2018 field campaign on Rhonegletscher, several hot water boreholes were drilled in order to provide direct observations into an active englacial conduit network. The presented video shows the borehole camera being lowered into the active englacial conduit. The camera is initially lowered into murky water before reaching the active conduit. Whilst positioned in the conduit the camera is violently shaken, as a result of flowing englacial water, and sediment is being transported along the base.

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Contributors

Contact person: Church, Gregory James
Data collector: Church, Gregory James

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Publisher

ETH Zurich, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW)

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Geographic location

Place name
Rhonegletscher Borehole
Point coordinates
Latitude: 46.5872
Longitude: 8.3899

Date collected

2018-07-24

Date created

2018-07-24

Subject

englacial conduit; borehole images

Organisational unit

03953 - Robertsson, Johan / Robertsson, Johan check_circle

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Funding

169329 - Comprehensive 3D characterization of temperate alpine glaciers using geophysical techniques (SNF)

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