Ice stream subglacial access for ice sheet history and fast ice flow: The BEAMISH Project on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica and initial results on basal conditions

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Smith, A.M., Anker, P.G.D., Nicholls, K.W., Makinson, K., Murray, T., Rios-Costas, S., Brisbourne, A.M., Hodgson, D.A., Schlegel, R., Anandkrishnan, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; West Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Rutford; Rutford Ice Stream; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528241/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528241/1/ice-stream-subglacial-access-for-ice-sheet-history-and-fast-ice-flow-the-beamish-project-on-rutford-ice-stream-west-antarctica-and-initial-results-on-basal-conditions.pdf; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annals-of-glaciology/article/ice-stream-subglacial-access-for-icesheet-history-and-fast-ice-flow-the-beamish-project-on-rutford-ice-stream-west-antarctica-and-initial-results-on-basal-conditions/E9309E86587D8E38AF24

Three holes were drilled to the bed of Rutford Ice Stream, through ice up to 2154 m thick, to investigate the basal processes and conditions associated with fast ice flow and the glacial history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A narrative of the drilling, measuring and sampling activities, as well...