Bayesian estimation of basal conditions on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, from surface data

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Pralong, Mélanie, Gudmundsson, Hilmar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2011
• Subjects: F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Rutford; Rutford Ice Stream; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/34926/; https://doi.org/10.3189/002214311796406004

The determination of basal properties on ice streams from surface data is formulated as a Bayesian statistical inference problem. The theory is applied to a flowline on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Estimates of bed topography and basal slipperiness are updated using measurements of surface t...