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Jökull - 01.06.2000, Qupperneq 26

Jökull - 01.06.2000, Qupperneq 26
Fiona S. Tweed Figure 3. Likely tunnel cross-sectional form at Sólheimajökull. - Líklegtþversnið afútfalli jökuláa undan Sól- heimajökli. collapse would lead to tunnel closure at the lowest discharges but not necessarily at the higher end of the discharge range. Figure 4. Conduit geometry assumed by Hooke et al, 1990. - Þversnið afvatnsrás við jökulbotn samkvœmt Hooke et al, 1990. OTHER TUNNEL CLOSURE PROCESSES Temporary blockage of the tunnel by falling ice blocks is possible at Sólheimajökull; ice can be obser- ved to calve from the area around the southem ex- it portal where the river sometimes undercuts the glacier. Given the compressive flow across the tunnel axis, it is unlikely that ice blocks detach from the roof within the tunnel proper, and at the northern portal entrance in Jökulsárgil the main components of ice flow are across the tunnel axis and southwards which seldom results in ice falls around the tunnel entrance. Thus, should falling ice blocks occur anywhere, it is likely that they do so around the exit portal. This process was observed to dominate during the summer months when river discharges tend to be sufficiently high to float the ice blocks away from the area tunnel portal, although water was occasionally observed to back up behind the blocks eventually giving rise to a small flood surge. Lawler (1989) describes the occurrence of “heart- beat” effects in the Jökulsá, comprising rapid dischar- ge decreases proceeded by a sharp change to higher stages prior to the restoration of previous flow levels. This type of event may be linked to the temporary 24 JÖKULL No. 48
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