Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods
Antarctica's ice shelves stabilize the ice sheet and, therefore, understanding processes affecting the mass budgets of ice shelves is important for estimating grounded ice loss. To study the ice shelf dynamics, we analyzed seismological and GNSS data from the Ekström Ice Shelf in Dronning Maud...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:70edc3c2280040ca9b11a4d9e50cde56 2023-11-12T04:07:01+01:00 Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods Tanja Fromm Vera Schlindwein Veit Helm Vera Fofonova 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2023.4 https://doaj.org/article/70edc3c2280040ca9b11a4d9e50cde56 EN eng Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143023000047/type/journal_article https://doaj.org/toc/0022-1430 https://doaj.org/toc/1727-5652 doi:10.1017/jog.2023.4 0022-1430 1727-5652 https://doaj.org/article/70edc3c2280040ca9b11a4d9e50cde56 Journal of Glaciology, Vol 69, Pp 1138-1148 (2023) Antarctic glaciology ice/ocean interactions ice shelves ice velocity seismology Environmental sciences GE1-350 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2023.4 2023-10-29T00:40:50Z Antarctica's ice shelves stabilize the ice sheet and, therefore, understanding processes affecting the mass budgets of ice shelves is important for estimating grounded ice loss. To study the ice shelf dynamics, we analyzed seismological and GNSS data from the Ekström Ice Shelf in Dronning Maud Land. We extracted probabilistic power spectral densities (PPSD) in the frequency band 3.4–6.8 Hz, typical of icequakes, from seismological data and observed pronounced signals in the PPSD with near 3 and 4 cycles per day (cpd) corresponding to tidal overharmonics, in addition to the main tidal constituents near 1 and 2 cpd. GNSS data reveal the same components in ice flow speed but not in vertical displacements. Generally, tide-induced grounding line migration modulates the flow velocity of an entire ice shelf. We find that this velocity modulation causes the increased icequake activity in the tidal overharmonics with 3 and 4 cpd in an ice shear zone where the flow velocity drops to nearly zero. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Dronning Maud Land Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Journal of Glaciology Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Dronning Maud Land Ekström Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-8.000,-8.000,-71.000,-71.000) Journal of Glaciology 1 11 |
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Antarctica's ice shelves stabilize the ice sheet and, therefore, understanding processes affecting the mass budgets of ice shelves is important for estimating grounded ice loss. To study the ice shelf dynamics, we analyzed seismological and GNSS data from the Ekström Ice Shelf in Dronning Maud Land. We extracted probabilistic power spectral densities (PPSD) in the frequency band 3.4–6.8 Hz, typical of icequakes, from seismological data and observed pronounced signals in the PPSD with near 3 and 4 cycles per day (cpd) corresponding to tidal overharmonics, in addition to the main tidal constituents near 1 and 2 cpd. GNSS data reveal the same components in ice flow speed but not in vertical displacements. Generally, tide-induced grounding line migration modulates the flow velocity of an entire ice shelf. We find that this velocity modulation causes the increased icequake activity in the tidal overharmonics with 3 and 4 cpd in an ice shear zone where the flow velocity drops to nearly zero. |
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Tanja Fromm Vera Schlindwein Veit Helm Vera Fofonova |
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Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods |
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Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods |
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Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods |
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Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods |
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Observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the Ekström Ice Shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods |
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observing tidal effects on the dynamics of the ekström ice shelf with focus on quarterdiurnal and terdiurnal periods |
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