Origin and dynamic significance of longitudinal structures ("flow stripes") in the Antarctic Ice Sheet

• Published in: Earth Surface Dynamics
• Main Authors: Glasser, N. F., Jennings, S. J. A., Hambrey, M. J., Hubbard, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Antarctic; Byrd; Byrd Glacier; Kamb Ice Stream; Lambert Glacier; Möller Ice Stream; Pine Island Glacier; Recovery Glacier; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-239-2015; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00012015; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00011972/esurf-3-239-2015.pdf; https://esurf.copernicus.org/articles/3/239/2015/esurf-3-239-2015.pdf

Longitudinal ice-surface structures in the Antarctic Ice Sheet can be traced continuously down-ice for distances of up to 1200 km. A map of the distribution of ~ 3600 of these features, compiled from satellite images, shows that they mirror the location of fast-flowing glaciers and ice streams that...