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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-609-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-609-2017
Research article
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22 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 22 Feb 2017

Calving localization at Helheim Glacier using multiple local seismic stations

M. Jeffrey Mei, David M. Holland, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, and Tiantian Zheng

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We determine a method to locate calving at Helheim Glacier. By using local seismometers, we are able to find the calving location at a much higher precision than previous studies. The signal–onset time differences at four local seismic stations are used to determine possible seismic-wave origins. We present a catalogue of 12 calving events from 2014 to 2015, which shows that calving preferentially happens at the northern end of Helheim Glacier, which will help to constrain models of calving.