The BEAMISH hot water drill system and its use on the Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Anker, Paul G. D., Makinson, Keith, Nicholls, Keith W., Smith, Andrew M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
• Subjects: Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; British Antarctic Survey; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Rutford Ice Stream; West Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.86; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0260305520000865

Abstract During the 2018/19 Antarctic field season, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Basal conditions on Rutford Ice Stream: BEd Access, Monitoring and Ice Sheet History’ (BEAMISH) project drilled three holes through the Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. At up to 2154 m, these are the deepest h...