Processes controlling the downstream evolution of ice rheology in glacier shear margins: case study on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: BRENT M. MINCHEW, COLIN R. MEYER, ALEXANDER A. ROBEL, G. HILMAR GUDMUNDSSON, MARK SIMONS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Subjects: Anisotropic ice flow; Antarctic glaciology; glacial rheology; glacier flow; ice rheology; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; West Antarctica; Rutford; Rutford Ice Stream; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Stream A; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.47; https://doaj.org/article/916f6fa739ea4c4588eef0bc078325fa

Ice rheology governs how glaciers flow and respond to environmental change. The rheology of glacier ice evolves in response to a variety of mechanisms, including damage, heating, melting and the development of crystalline fabric. The relative contributions of these rheological mechanisms are not wel...