Transition of flow regime along a marine-terminating outlet glacier in East Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Callens, D, Matsuoka, K, Steinhage, D., Smith, B., Pattyn, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH 2014
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Land Glacier; Shirase Glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/34221/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/34221/1/tc-8-867-2014.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.42550; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.42550.d001

We present results of a~multi-methodological approach to characterize the flow regime of West Ragnhild Glacier, the widest glacier in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. A new airborne radar survey points to substantially thicker ice (> 2000 m) than previously thought. According to the new data, West...