Ice stream or not? Radio-echo sounding of Carlson Inlet, West Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Author: E. C. King
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Rutford; Rutford Ice Stream; Talutis Inlet; Carlson Inlet; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-907-2011; https://doaj.org/article/33428e6dffc842d8993a3a1656be2a7e

The Antarctic Ice Sheet loses mass to the surrounding ocean mainly by drainage through a network of ice streams: fast-flowing glaciers bounded on either side by ice flowing one or two orders of magnitude more slowly. Ice streams flow despite low driving stress because of low basal resistance but are...