Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025
Research article
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01 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 01 Apr 2025

Spectral characteristics of seismic ambient vibrations reveal changes in the subglacial environment of Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland

Janneke van Ginkel, Fabian Walter, Fabian Lindner, Miroslav Hallo, Matthias Huss, and Donat Fäh

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Temporary deployments in Switzerland associated with glacier monitoring Swiss Seismological Service (SED) https://doi.org/10.12686/SED/NETWORKS/4D

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This study on Glacier de la Plaine Morte in Switzerland employs various passive seismic analysis methods to identify complex hydraulic behaviours at the ice–bedrock interface. In 4 months of seismic records, we detect spatio-temporal variations in the glacier's basal interface, following the drainage of an ice-marginal lake. We identify a low-velocity layer, whose properties are determined using modelling techniques. This low-velocity layer results from temporary water storage subglacially.
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