Tidal bending and strand cracks at the Kamb Ice Stream grounding line, West Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: HULBE, CHRISTINA L., KLINGER, MARIN, MASTERSON, MEGAN, CATANIA, GINNY, CRUIKSHANK, KENNETH, BUGNI, ANDREA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
• Subjects: West Antarctica; Kamb Ice Stream; Antarc*; Antarctica; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.74; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143016000745

ABSTRACT An extensive set of shore-parallel fractures are observed at the grounding line of Kamb Ice Stream (KIS) in West Antarctica. Seismicity measured in the grounding zone is, as elsewhere around Antarctica, tidally forced and moreover strand cracks propagate nearly exclusively on the falling ti...