Ice stream subglacial access for ice-sheet history and fast ice flow: the BEAMISH Project on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica and initial results on basal conditions

Three holes were drilled to the bed of Rutford Ice Stream, through ice up to 2154 m thick, to investigate the basal processes and conditions associated with fast ice flow and the glacial history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A narrative of the drilling, measuring and sampling activities, as well...

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Main Authors: A. M. Smith, P. G. D. Anker, K. W. Nicholls, K. Makinson, T. Murray, S. Rios-Costas, A. M. Brisbourne, D. A. Hodgson, R. Schlegel, S. Anandakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-09-01
Series:Annals of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305520000828/type/journal_article