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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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.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
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
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, , Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 479-485 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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, , Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 471-478 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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, , Mar 16 2023, In: Nature. 615, 7952, p. E21Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › 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
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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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., Sep 11 2022, In: Annals of Glaciology. 63, 87-89, p. 125-131 7 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
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review