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Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3975-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3975-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
Research article
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23 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 23 Aug 2021

Ground-penetrating radar imaging reveals glacier's drainage network in 3D

Gregory Church, Andreas Bauder, Melchior Grab, and Hansruedi Maurer

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In this field study, we acquired a 3D radar survey over an active drainage network that transported meltwater through a Swiss glacier. We successfully imaged both englacial and subglacial pathways and were able to confirm long-standing glacier hydrology theory regarding meltwater pathways. The direction of these meltwater pathways directly impacts the glacier's velocity, and therefore more insightful field observations are needed in order to improve our understanding of this complex system.
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