Tide-induced microseismicity in the Mertz glacier grounding area, East Antarctica

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 40; no. 20; pp. 5412 - 5416
• Main Authors: Barruol, Guilhem, Cordier, Emmanuel, Bascou, Jérôme, Fontaine, Fabrice R., Legrésy, Benoit, Lescarmontier, Lydie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 28.10.2013; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: Adélie land; Antarctica; cryoseismology; Earth Sciences; Flexing; Fracturing; Geophysics; Glaciers; Grounding; icequakes; Marine; Mertz glacier; Modulation; Sciences of the Universe; Sea level changes; Seismic phenomena; Seismology; tide; Tides

The deployment of a seismic network along the Adélie and George V coasts in East Antarctica during the period 2009–2012 provides the opportunity to monitor cryoseismic activity and to obtain new insights on the relationship between tidal cycles and coastal glacier dynamics. Here we focus on records...