Origin and dynamic significance of longitudinal structures ("flow stripes") in the Antarctic Ice Sheet

• Published in: Earth Surface Dynamics
• Main Authors: N. F. Glasser, S. J. A. Jennings, M. J. Hambrey, B. Hubbard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: Dynamic and structural geology; QE500-639.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Byrd; Pine Island Glacier; Lambert Glacier; Byrd Glacier; Kamb Ice Stream; Recovery Glacier; Möller Ice Stream; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-239-2015; https://doaj.org/article/50f4ba5bbb214948a63c299dc0cbdf7d

Longitudinal ice-surface structures in the Antarctic Ice Sheet can be traced continuously down-ice for distances of up to 1200 km. A map of the distribution of ~ 3600 of these features, compiled from satellite images, shows that they mirror the location of fast-flowing glaciers and ice streams that...