A jkulhlaup is the rapid draining of a glacial lake when an ice dam bursts. The maximum

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A jökulhlaup is the rapid draining of a glacial lake when an ice dam bursts. The maximum outflow rate, Q (in m3∕sec), during a jökulhlaup is given1 in terms of its volume, v (in km3), before the dam-break by Q = 7700v0.67.

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Include units. What does this derivative mean for glacial lakes?

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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