Icequakes used to measure friction and slip at a glacier bed
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
Related to:Hudson, T.S.; Kufner, S.K.; Brisbourne, A.M.; Kendall, J.M.; Smith, A.M.; Alley, R.B.; Arthern, R.J.; Murray, T. (2023). Highly variable friction and slip observed at Antarctic ice stream bed. Nature Geoscience 16(7): 612-618. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01204-4, more
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| Abstract |
Icequake observations were combined with an analytical friction model to measure friction and slip at the bed of an Antarctic ice stream. Friction and slip are found to be highly variable in space and time, controlled by higher-than-expected normal stresses at the ice–bed interface. |
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