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Array processing in cryoseismology: a comparison to network-based approaches at an Antarctic ice stream
Thomas Samuel Hudson
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Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, 3 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3AN, UK
Alex M. Brisbourne
British Antarctic Survey, NERC, UKRI, High Cross, Madingley Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Sofia-Katerina Kufner
Geophysical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
J.-Michael Kendall
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, 3 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3AN, UK
Andy M. Smith
British Antarctic Survey, NERC, UKRI, High Cross, Madingley Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
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Short summary
Earthquakes (or icequakes) at glaciers can shed light on fundamental glacier processes. These include glacier slip, crevassing, and imaging ice structure. To date, most studies use networks of seismometers, primarily sensitive to icequakes within the spatial extent of the network. However, arrays of seismometers allow us to detect icequakes at far greater distances. Here, we investigate the potential of such array-processing methods for studying icequakes at glaciers.
Earthquakes (or icequakes) at glaciers can shed light on fundamental glacier processes. These...
