My research focusses on monitoring glaciers based on vibrations, or ‘seismic waves’, in the ice. As water flows through a glacier, or cracks burrow through the ice, or the glacier slips along its underlying rock bed, these vibrations are produced and can be detected using instrumentation deployed on the ice. By understanding the characteristic seismic waves of each event type, we can monitor how glaciers are behaving and changing. This is particularly useful when the source of the vibrations is hidden below the surface or is very short-lived so may be missed by other monitoring methods.
Research keyword: Vibrating glaciers
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