Formation of RADARSAT backscatter feature and undulating firn stratigraphy at an ice-stream margin

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Ng, F.S., King, E.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2013
• Subjects: Bindschadler Ice Stream; West Antarctica; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/78911/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/78911/1/ng_and_king_2013.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG64A202

On RADARSAT imagery, the southern margin of the onset zone of Bindschadler Ice Stream, West Antarctica, manifests a multi-banded feature, with brightness varying across the bands and oscillating along each band. Ground-based radar profiles across the margin reveal folds in the firn stratigraphy asso...