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Imaging Brine Infiltration and Basal Marine Ice in Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, From Borehole Measurements and Transient Electromagnetics

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  • Siobhan F. Killingbeck
  • Bernd Kulessa
  • Katie E. Miles
  • Bryn Hubbard
  • Adrian Luckman
  • Sarah S. Thompson
  • Glenn Jones
  • Benjamin K. Galton‐Fenzi
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Article numbere2025GL115908
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>16/09/2025
<mark>Journal</mark>Geophysical Research Letters
Issue number17
Volume52
Publication StatusE-pub ahead of print
Early online date28/08/25
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Plain Language Summary: We used a novel method to image through the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica, at a suture zone, where two ice masses merge. We discovered two distinct layers: a 300‐m‐thick upper layer of dense, impermeable ice likely formed from compacted snow, and a thinner layer of porous, frozen seawater. The latter marine ice layer at the base of the ice shelf is less dense than that of a basal marine ice layer observed at a location 195 km downstream. This suggests the basal layer consolidates as it flows toward the ocean. Understanding this layered structure is essential for predicting the ice shelf's stability.