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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4853-2023
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Englacial architecture of Lambert Glacier, East Antarctica
Rebecca J. Sanderson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Kate Winter
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Environment Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
S. Louise Callard
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Felipe Napoleoni
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK
Centro de Estudios Científicos, Valdivia, Chile
present address: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Neil Ross
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Tom A. Jordan
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK
Robert G. Bingham
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Short summary
Ice-penetrating radar allows us to explore the internal structure of glaciers and ice sheets to constrain past and present ice-flow conditions. In this paper, we examine englacial layers within the Lambert Glacier in East Antarctica using a quantitative layer tracing tool. Analysis reveals that the ice flow here has been relatively stable, but evidence for former fast flow along a tributary suggests that changes have occurred in the past and could change again in the future.
Ice-penetrating radar allows us to explore the internal structure of glaciers and ice sheets to...