Sridhar Anandakrishnan

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Geosciences

Research Summary

Glaciology, reflection seismology, ice stream migration, time-series investigations, polar regions and Antarctic ice sheet studies and Antarctic tectonics.

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Recent Publications

Inferring the ice sheet sliding law from seismic observations: A Pine Island Glacier case study

Hank, K., Arthern, R. J., Williams, C. R., Brisbourne, A. M., Smith, A. M., Smith, J. A., Wåhlin, A. & Anandakrishnan, S., Jan 21 2026, In: Cryosphere. 20, 1, p. 495-510 16 p.

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An ice-sheet modelling framework to determine vulnerable regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the past

Keisling, B. A., Schaefer, J. M., DeConto, R. M., Briner, J. P., Young, N. E., Walcott-George, C. K., Winckler, G., Balter-Kennedy, A. & Anandakrishnan, S., May 22 2026, In: Cryosphere. 20, 5, p. 2961-2976 16 p.

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A high-resolution icequake catalog from Rutford Ice Stream via an enhanced QuakeMigrate workflow with integrated GrowClust support

Lee, I. R. J., Anandakrishnan, S., Alley, R. B. & Smith, A. M., Mar 30 2026, In: Annals of Glaciology. 67, e17.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Basal icequakes and sticky spots: Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, near the grounding line

Lee, I., Anandakrishnan, S., Alley, R. B., Smith, A. M., Brisbourne, A. M., Bacon, C. A., Willet, A. & Kufner, S. K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Glaciology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Data-driven bed rheology enhances retreat on Thwaites Glacier

Schwans, E., Parizek, B., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S. & Wang, S., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Glaciology.

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Deglaciation of the Prudhoe Dome in northwestern Greenland in response to Holocene warming

Walcott-George, C. K., Brown, N. D., Briner, J. P., Balter-Kennedy, A., Young, N. E., Kuhl, T., Moravec, E., Anandakrishnan, S., Stevens, N. T., Keisling, B., DeConto, R. M., Gkinis, V., MacGregor, J. A. & Schaefer, J. M., Feb 2026, In: Nature Geoscience. 19, 2, p. 189-194 6 p.

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Hard rocks and deep wetlands beneath Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

GHOST Team, Dec 2026, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 7, 1, 366.

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Rift-Related Sedimentary Basin and Deeper-Seated Mafic Intrusions Modeled Beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica: Influence on Glacier Dynamics

Borthwick, L., Muto, A., Anandakrishnan, S., Tinto, K., Agnew, R., Brisbourne, A., Schlegel, R., Killingbeck, S., Kulessa, B., Alley, R., Willet, A. & Melton, S., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 130, 10, e2025JB031716.

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Recent Variability in Fracture Characteristics and Ice Flow of Thwaites Ice Shelf, West Antarctica

Wang, S., Alexander, P. M., Alley, R. B., Huang, Z., Parizek, B. R., Willet, A. G. & Anandakrishnan, S., May 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 130, 5, e2024JF008118.

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Antarctic Sedimentary Basins and Their Influence on Ice-Sheet Dynamics

Aitken, A. R. A., Li, L., Kulessa, B., Schroeder, D., Jordan, T. A., Whittaker, J. M., Anandakrishnan, S., Dawson, E. J., Wiens, D. A., Eisen, O. & Siegert, M. J., Sep 2023, In: Reviews of Geophysics. 61, 3, e2021RG000767.

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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

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.

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Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone

Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Riverman, K. L., Arthern, R. J., Vaňková, I., Eayrs, C., Smith, J. A., Anker, P. G. D., Mullen, A. D., Dichek, D., Lawrence, J. D., Meister, M. M., Clyne, E., Basinski-Ferris, A., Rignot, E., Queste, B. Y. & Boehme, L. & 3 others, Heywood, K. J., Anandakrishnan, S. & Makinson, K., Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 479-485 7 p.

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Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line

Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Lawrence, J. D., Riverman, K. L., Smith, J. A., Spears, A., Dichek, D. J. G., Mullen, A. D., Clyne, E., Yeager, B., Anker, P., Meister, M. R., Hurwitz, B. C., Quartini, E. S., Bryson, F. E., Basinski-Ferris, A. & Thomas, C. & 6 others, Wake, J., Vaughan, D. G., Anandakrishnan, S., Rignot, E., Paden, J. & Makinson, K., Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 471-478 8 p.

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Publisher Correction: Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line (Nature, (2023), 614, 7948, (471-478), 10.1038/s41586-022-05691-0)

Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Lawrence, J. D., Riverman, K. L., Smith, J. A., Spears, A., Dichek, D. J. G., Mullen, A. D., Clyne, E., Yeager, B., Anker, P., Meister, M. R., Hurwitz, B. C., Quartini, E. S., Bryson, F. E., Basinski-Ferris, A. & Thomas, C. & 6 others, Wake, J., Vaughan, D. G., Anandakrishnan, S., Rignot, E., Paden, J. & Makinson, K., Mar 16 2023, In: Nature. 615, 7952, p. E21

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