Automated detection and characterization of Antarctic basal units using radar sounding data: demonstration in Institute Ice Stream, West Antarctica

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Madison L. Goldberg, Dustin M. Schroeder, Davide Castelletti, Elisa Mantelli, Neil Ross, Martin J. Siegert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic glaciology; basal ice; glaciological instruments and methods; radio-echo sounding; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; West Antarctica; Institute Ice Stream; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.27; https://doaj.org/article/3a2ed0b7ddc74c5c873247ad78c4b768

Basal units – visibly distinct englacial structures near the ice-bed interface – warrant investigation for a number of reasons. Many are of unknown composition and origin, characteristics that could provide substantial insight into subglacial processes and ice-sheet history. Their significance, more...