Research Summary
Mechanisms and possibility of recurrence of abrupt climate change, ice-bed interactions with implications for fast glacier flow and sea-level change, improved measurement of ice-core properties, and glaciology.
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Recent Publications
Evolution of sub-ice-shelf channels reveals changes in ocean-driven melt in West Antarctica
Alley, K. E., Alley, R. B., Crawford, A. D., Ochwat, N., Wild, C. T., Marson, J., Snow, T., Muto, A., Pettit, E. C., Child, S., Truffer, M., Collao-Barrios, G. & Scambos, T., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Glaciology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Novel Deep Learning-Based Approach for Rift and Iceberg Recognition From ICESat-2 Data
Huang, Z., Wang, S., Alley, R. B., Li, A. & Parizek, B. R., 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62, p. 1-17 17 p., 4300917.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Icequake insights on transient glacier slip mechanics near channelized subglacial drainage
Stevens, N. T., Zoet, L. K., Hansen, D. D., Alley, R. B., Roland, C. J., Schwans, E. & Shepherd, C. S., Feb 1 2024, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 627, 118513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Iceberg Calving: Regimes and Transitions
Alley, R. B., Cuffey, K. M., Bassis, J. N., Alley, K. E., Wang, S., Parizek, B. R., Anandakrishnan, S., Christianson, K. & Deconto, R. M., May 31 2023, In: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 51, p. 189-215 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: Recent progress and future priorities
Alley, K. E., Scambos, T. A. & Alley, R. B., Mar 24 2023, In: Annals of Glaciology. 2019, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sea-level rise in Southwest Greenland as a contributor to Viking abandonment
Borreggine, M., Latychev, K., Coulson, S., Powell, E. M., Mitrovica, J. X., Milne, G. A. & Alley, R. B., Apr 25 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 17, e2209615120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Regional CO2 Inversion Through Ensemble-Based Simultaneous State and Parameter Estimation: TRACE Framework and Controlled Experiments
Chen, H. W., Zhang, F., Lauvaux, T., Scholze, M., Davis, K. J. & Alley, R. B., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 15, 3, e2022MS003208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Glacial hydraulic tremor on Rhonegletscher, Switzerland
Clyne, E., Alley, R. B., Vore, M., Gräff, D., Anandakrishnan, S., Walter, F. & Sergeant, A., Apr 17 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 274, p. 370-380 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Highly variable friction and slip observed at Antarctic ice stream bed
Hudson, T. S., Kufner, S. K., Brisbourne, A. M., Kendall, J. M., Smith, A. M., Alley, R. B., Arthern, R. J. & Murray, T., Jul 2023, In: Nature Geoscience. 16, 7, p. 612-618 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Model insights into bed control on retreat of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
Schwans, E., Parizek, B. R., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S. & Morlighem, M. M., Oct 9 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 277, p. 1241-1259 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multi-decadal basal slip enhancement at Saskatchewan Glacier, Canadian Rocky Mountains
Stevens, N. T., Roland, C. J., Zoet, L. K., Alley, R. B., Hansen, D. D. & Schwans, E., Feb 1 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 273, p. 71-86 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multidecadal pre- and post-collapse dynamics of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf
Wang, S., Liu, H., Alley, R. B., Jezek, K., Alexander, P., Alley, K. E., Huang, Z. & Wang, L., May 1 2023, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 609, 118077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
GHOSTly flute music: drumlins, moats and the bed of Thwaites Glacier
Alley, R. B., Holschuh, N., Parizek, B., Zoet, L. K., Riverman, K., Muto, A., Christianson, K., Clyne, E., Anandakrishnan, S. & Stevens, N. T., Sep 23 2022, In: Annals of Glaciology. 63, 87-89, p. 153-157 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Meltwater drainage and iceberg calving observed in high-spatiotemporal resolution at Helheim Glacier, Greenland
Melton, S. M., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S., Parizek, B. R., Shahin, M. G., Stearns, L. A., Lewinter, A. L. & Finnegan, D. C., Aug 25 2022, In: Journal of Glaciology. 68, 270, p. 812-828 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Controls on Larsen C Ice Shelf Retreat From a 60-Year Satellite Data Record
Wang, S., Liu, H., Jezek, K., Alley, R. B., Wang, L., Alexander, P. & Huang, Y., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 127, 3, e2021JF006346.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review