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

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: D. Callens, K. Matsuoka, D. Steinhage, B. Smith, E. Witrant, F. Pattyn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Shirase Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-867-2014; https://doaj.org/article/10b4af6a4c14424bb748d91dfa629f48

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. With a discharge estimate of 13–...