What can radar-based measures of subglacial hydrology tell us about basal shear stress? A case study at Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Haris, Rohaiz, Chu, Winnie, Robel, Alexander
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2024
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; West Antarctica; Thwaites Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.3; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143024000030

Abstract Ice sheet models use observations to infer basal shear stress, but the variety of methods and datasets available has resulted in a wide range of estimates. Radar-based metrics such as reflectivity and specularity content have been used to characterize subglacial hydrologic conditions that a...