Listening to Glaciers: Passive hydroacoustics near marine-terminating glaciers
Oceanography
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Abstract
The catastrophic breakup of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea in 2002 paints a vivid portrait of the effects of glacier-climate interactions. This event, along with other unexpected episodes of rapid mass loss from marine-terminating glaciers (i.e., tidewater glaciers, outlet glaciers, ice streams, ice shelves) sparked intensified study of the boundaries where marine-terminating glaciers interact with the ocean. These dynamic and dangerous boundaries require creative methods of observation and measurement. Toward this effort, we take advantage of the exceptional sound-propagating properties of seawater to record and interpret sounds generated at these glacial ice-ocean boundaries from distances safe for instrument deployment and operation.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Listening to Glaciers: Passive hydroacoustics near marine-terminating glaciers |
| Series title | Oceanography |
| DOI | 10.5670/oceanog.2012.81 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oceanography Society |
| Publisher location | Rockville, MD |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Oceanography |
| First page | 104 |
| Last page | 105 |
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