Gh. Gudmundsson et al., MEASUREMENTS OF ICE DEFORMATION AT THE CONFLUENCE AREA OF UNTERAARGLETSCHER, BERNESE ALPS, SWITZERLAND, Journal of Glaciology, 43(145), 1997, pp. 548-556
An experimental study of ice deformation at the confluence area of Unt
eraargletscher, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, has been carried out. Surfa
ce velocities were measured by repeatedly surveying stakes and with th
e use of remote-sensing methods. The variation of the vertical strain
rates with depth was measured in boreholes, The confluence center line
is subjected to longitudinal horizontal extension, which is exceeded
in magnitude by a concomitant transverse compression. Vertical strain
rates change from positive (extension) at the surface to negative (com
pression) in the lowest layers of the glacier.