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

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 othersHeywood, K. J., Anandakrishnan, S. & Makinson, K., Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 479-485 7 p.

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Strategies to build a positive and inclusive Antarctic field work environment

Karplus, M. S., Young, T. J., Anandakrishnan, S., Bassis, J. N., Case, E. H., Crawford, A. J., Gold, A., Henry, L., Kingslake, J., Lehrmann, A. A., Montaño, P. A., Pettit, E. C., Scambos, T. A., Sheffield, E. M., Smith, E. C., Turrin, M. & Wellner, J. S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Glaciology.

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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 othersWake, 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 othersWake, 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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The geoPebble System: Design and Implementation of a Wireless Sensor Network of GPS-Enabled Seismic Sensors for the Study of Glaciers and Ice Sheets

Anandakrishnan, S., Bilén, S. G., Urbina, J. V., Bock, R. G., Burkett, P. G. & Portelli, J. P., Jan 2022, In: Geosciences (Switzerland). 12, 1, 17.

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Drill-site selection for cosmogenic-nuclide exposure dating of the bed of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Briner, J. P., Walcott, C. K., Schaefer, J. M., Young, N. E., MacGregor, J. A., Poinar, K., Keisling, B. A., Anandakrishnan, S., Albert, M. R., Kuhl, T. & Boeckmann, G., Oct 4 2022, In: Cryosphere. 16, 10, p. 3933-3948 16 p.

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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.

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Grounding zone subglacial properties from calibrated active-source seismic methods

Horgan, H. J., Van Haastrecht, L., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S., Beem, L. H., Christianson, K., Muto, A. & Siegfried, M. R., Apr 19 2021, In: Cryosphere. 15, 4, p. 1863-1880 18 p.

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Not all Icequakes are Created Equal: Basal Icequakes Suggest Diverse Bed Deformation Mechanisms at Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Kufner, S. K., Brisbourne, A. M., Smith, A. M., Hudson, T. S., Murray, T., Schlegel, R., Kendall, J. M., Anandakrishnan, S. & Lee, I., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 126, 3, e2020JF006001.

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Bedforms of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica: Character and Origin

GHOST Collaboration, Dec 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 126, 12, e2021JF006339.

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Interpretation of topography and bed properties beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica using seismic reflection methods

Clyne, E. R., Anandakrishnan, S., Muto, A., Alley, R. B. & Voigt, D. E., Nov 15 2020, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 550, 116543.

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Linking postglacial landscapes to glacier dynamics using swath radar at Thwaites glacier, Antarctica

Holschuh, N., Christianson, K., Paden, J., Alley, R. B. & Anandakrishnan, S., 2020, In: Geology. 48, 3, p. 268-272 5 p., 6772.

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Basal seismicity of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream

McBrearty, I. W., Zoet, L. K. & Anandakrishnan, S., Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of Glaciology. 66, 257, p. 430-446 17 p.

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Ice stream subglacial access for ice-sheet history and fast ice flow: The BEAMISH Project on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica and initial results on basal conditions

Smith, A. M., Anker, P. G. D., Nicholls, K. W., Makinson, K., Murray, T., Rios-Costas, S., Brisbourne, A. M., Hodgson, D. A., Schlegel, R. & Anandakrishnan, S., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Glaciology.

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