Processes controlling the downstream evolution of ice rheology in glacier shear margins: case study on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Minchew, Brent M., Meyer, Colin R., Robel, Alexander A., Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar, Simons, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2018
• Subjects: Anisotropic ice flow; Antarctic glaciology; glacial rheology; glacier flow; ice rheology; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ice Stream A; Journal of Glaciology; Rutford Ice Stream; West Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.47

Ice rheology governs how glaciers flow and respond to environmental change. The rheology of glacier ice evolves in response to a variety of mechanisms, including damage, heating, melting and the development of crystalline fabric. The relative contributions of these rheological mechanisms are not wel...