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Interpretation of topography and bed properties beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica using seismic reflection methods
Earth and Planetary Science Letters ( IF 5.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116543
Elisabeth R. Clyne , Sridhar Anandakrishnan , Atsuhiro Muto , Richard B. Alley , Donald E. Voigt

Abstract Thwaites Glacier (TG), West Antarctica, is losing mass in response to oceanic forcing. Future evolution could lead to deglaciation of the marine basins of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, depending on ongoing and future climate forcings, but also on basal topography/bathymetry, basal properties, and physical processes operating within the grounding zone. Hence, it is important to know the distribution of bed types of TG's interior and grounding zone, and to incorporate them accurately in models in order to improve estimates of retreat rates and stability. Here we estimate properties of the bed by determining its acoustic impedance from amplitude analysis of reflection seismic data. We report on the results from two lines – a longitudinal (L-Line) and a transverse (N-Line) – on a central flowline of TG ∼100 km inland from the grounding zone. The data show considerable spatial variability in bed forms and properties, similar to results from a comparable survey farther inland. Notably, we find the same pattern here of hard (presumed bedrock) material on the stoss side of bumps and soft (presumed till) on the lee side. Physical understanding indicates the basal flow law describing motion over different regions of TG's bed likely varies from nearly-viscous over the bedrock regions to nearly-plastic over till regions, providing guidance for modeling.

中文翻译:

使用地震反射方法解释西南极洲思韦茨冰川下的地形和地层特性

摘要 南极洲西部的思韦茨冰川 (TG) 正因海洋强迫而失去质量。未来的演变可能导致南极西部冰盖海洋盆地的冰川消融,这取决于持续和未来的气候强迫,但也取决于基底地形/水深测量、基底特性和在接地区内运行的物理过程。因此,了解 TG 内部和接地带的床类型分布,并将它们准确地纳入模型以提高对后退率和稳定性的估计是很重要的。在这里,我们通过从反射地震数据的振幅分析中确定地层的声阻抗来估计地层的特性。我们报告了两条线——一条纵向(L 线)和一条横向(N 线)——在距接地区约 100 公里的 TG 中心流线上的结果。数据显示了床的形式和特性的相当大的空间变异性,类似于内陆可比调查的结果。值得注意的是,我们在这里发现了相同模式的硬质(假定基岩)材料位于颠簸的 stoss 侧,而软(假定为直到)在背风侧。物理理解表明,描述 TG 床不同区域运动的基础流动规律可能从基岩区域的近粘性变化到耕地区域的近塑性,为建模提供指导。我们在这里发现了相同的模式,即在颠簸的 stoss 侧使用硬(假定基岩)材料,在背风侧使用软(假定为直到)材料。物理理解表明,描述 TG 床不同区域运动的基础流动规律可能从基岩区域的近粘性变化到耕地区域的近塑性,为建模提供指导。我们在这里发现了相同的模式,即在颠簸的 stoss 侧使用硬(假定基岩)材料,在背风侧使用软(假定为直到)材料。物理理解表明,描述 TG 床不同区域运动的基础流动规律可能从基岩区域上的近粘性变化到耕地区域上的近塑性,为建模提供指导。
更新日期:2020-11-01
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