High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years
The retrieval of continuous ice core records of more than 1 Myr is an important challenge in palaeo-climatology. For identifying suitable sites for drilling such ice, knowledge of the subglacial topography and englacial layering is crucial. For this purpose, extensive ground-based ice radar surveys...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b56f92c11ec1461d84c2b846790d9c2b 2023-05-15T13:50:19+02:00 High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years S. Tsutaki S. Fujita K. Kawamura A. Abe-Ouchi K. Fukui H. Motoyama Y. Hoshina F. Nakazawa T. Obase H. Ohno I. Oyabu F. Saito K. Sugiura T. Suzuki 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2967-2022 https://doaj.org/article/b56f92c11ec1461d84c2b846790d9c2b EN eng Copernicus Publications https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/16/2967/2022/tc-16-2967-2022.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-16-2967-2022 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/b56f92c11ec1461d84c2b846790d9c2b The Cryosphere, Vol 16, Pp 2967-2983 (2022) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2967-2022 2022-12-31T01:56:06Z The retrieval of continuous ice core records of more than 1 Myr is an important challenge in palaeo-climatology. For identifying suitable sites for drilling such ice, knowledge of the subglacial topography and englacial layering is crucial. For this purpose, extensive ground-based ice radar surveys were carried out over Dome Fuji in the East Antarctic plateau during the 2017/18 and 2018/19 austral summers by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, on the basis of ground-based radar surveys conducted over the previous ∼ 30 years. High-gain Yagi antennae were used to improve the antenna beam directivity, thereby significantly decreasing hyperbolic features of unfocused along-track diffraction hyperbolae in the echoes from mountainous ice–bedrock interfaces. We combined the new ice thickness data with the previous ground-based data, recorded since the 1980s, to generate an accurate high-spatial-resolution (up to 0.5 km between survey lines) ice thickness map. This map revealed a complex landscape composed of networks of subglacial valleys and highlands. Based on the new map, we examined the roughness of the ice–bed interface, the bed surface slope, the driving stress of ice and the subglacial hydrological condition. These new products and analyses set substantial constraints on identifying possible locations for new drilling. In addition, our map was compared with a few bed maps compiled by earlier independent efforts based on airborne radar data to examine the difference in features between datasets. Our analysis suggests that widely available bed topography products should be validated with in situ observations where possible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica ice core The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Austral Dome Fuji ENVELOPE(39.700,39.700,-77.317,-77.317) The Cryosphere 16 7 2967 2983 |
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Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 S. Tsutaki S. Fujita K. Kawamura A. Abe-Ouchi K. Fukui H. Motoyama Y. Hoshina F. Nakazawa T. Obase H. Ohno I. Oyabu F. Saito K. Sugiura T. Suzuki High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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The retrieval of continuous ice core records of more than 1 Myr is an important challenge in palaeo-climatology. For identifying suitable sites for drilling such ice, knowledge of the subglacial topography and englacial layering is crucial. For this purpose, extensive ground-based ice radar surveys were carried out over Dome Fuji in the East Antarctic plateau during the 2017/18 and 2018/19 austral summers by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, on the basis of ground-based radar surveys conducted over the previous ∼ 30 years. High-gain Yagi antennae were used to improve the antenna beam directivity, thereby significantly decreasing hyperbolic features of unfocused along-track diffraction hyperbolae in the echoes from mountainous ice–bedrock interfaces. We combined the new ice thickness data with the previous ground-based data, recorded since the 1980s, to generate an accurate high-spatial-resolution (up to 0.5 km between survey lines) ice thickness map. This map revealed a complex landscape composed of networks of subglacial valleys and highlands. Based on the new map, we examined the roughness of the ice–bed interface, the bed surface slope, the driving stress of ice and the subglacial hydrological condition. These new products and analyses set substantial constraints on identifying possible locations for new drilling. In addition, our map was compared with a few bed maps compiled by earlier independent efforts based on airborne radar data to examine the difference in features between datasets. Our analysis suggests that widely available bed topography products should be validated with in situ observations where possible. |
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S. Tsutaki S. Fujita K. Kawamura A. Abe-Ouchi K. Fukui H. Motoyama Y. Hoshina F. Nakazawa T. Obase H. Ohno I. Oyabu F. Saito K. Sugiura T. Suzuki |
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S. Tsutaki S. Fujita K. Kawamura A. Abe-Ouchi K. Fukui H. Motoyama Y. Hoshina F. Nakazawa T. Obase H. Ohno I. Oyabu F. Saito K. Sugiura T. Suzuki |
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High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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High-resolution subglacial topography around Dome Fuji, Antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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high-resolution subglacial topography around dome fuji, antarctica, based on ground-based radar surveys over 30 years |
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