Glaciohydraulic seismic tremors on an Alpine glacier

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: F. Lindner, F. Walter, G. Laske, F. Gimbert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: geo; envir; Marginal Lake; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-287-2020; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/287/2020/tc-14-287-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/a3026e51c05b48e79ac6cdb35094f861

Hydraulic processes impact viscous and brittle ice deformation. Water-driven fracturing as well as turbulent water flow within and beneath glaciers radiate seismic waves which provide insights into otherwise hard-to-access englacial and subglacial environments. In this study, we analyze glaciohydrau...