The BEAMISH hot water drill system and its use on the Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Anker, Paul G.D., Makinson, Keith, Nicholls, Keith W., Smith, Andrew M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; West Antarctica; Rutford; Rutford Ice Stream; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Antarctica; British Antarctic Survey; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528254/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528254/1/the-beamish-hot-water-drill-system-and-its-use-on-the-rutford-ice-stream-antarctica.pdf; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annals-of-glaciology/article/beamish-hot-water-drill-system-and-its-use-on-the-rutford-ice-stream-antarctica/65BB270DA483DFBF5343A1D2B3B6812E

During the 2018/19 Antarctic field season, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Basal conditions on Rutford Ice Stream: BEd Access, Monitoring and Ice Sheet History’ (BEAMISH) project drilled three holes through the Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. At up to 2154 m, these are the deepest hot water...