Persistent, extensive channelized drainage modeled beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: A. O. Hager, M. J. Hoffman, S. F. Price, D. M. Schroeder
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; West Antarctica; Thwaites Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3575-2022; https://doaj.org/article/b2c9f726ab6e47019dd1db6ae98c71d6

Subglacial hydrology is a leading control on basal friction and the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets. At low discharge, subglacial water flows through high-pressure, sheet-like systems that lead to low effective pressures. However, at high discharge, subglacial water melts the overlying ice into...