Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1495-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1495-2024
Research article
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04 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 04 Apr 2024

Characterizing sub-glacial hydrology using radar simulations

Chris Pierce, Christopher Gerekos, Mark Skidmore, Lucas Beem, Don Blankenship, Won Sang Lee, Ed Adams, Choon-Ki Lee, and Jamey Stutz

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Supporting Data: Characterizing Sub-Glacial Hydrology Using Radar Simulations Chris Pierce et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8165343

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Water beneath glaciers in Antarctica can influence how the ice slides or melts. Airborne radar can detect this water, which looks bright in radar images. However, common techniques cannot identify the water's size or shape. We used a simulator to show how the radar image changes based on the bed material, size, and shape of the waterbody. This technique was applied to a suspected waterbody beneath Thwaites Glacier. We found it may be consistent with a series of wide, flat canals or a lake.