Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Hudson, Thomas S., Kendall, J. Michael. (2024) Borehole and Surface Applications of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Characterization of the Cryosphere and Glacial Environments. In: Li, Yingping, Mellors, Robert, Zhan, Ge (eds.). Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Borehole Geophysics, , American Geophysical Union, 624 pp. (Geophysical Monograph Series, ). 10.1002/9781394179275.ch11

Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Smith, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Smith, Rivera, A., Zamora, R., Napoleoni, F., Uribe, J.A., Ortega, M.. (2024) Bathymetry and bed conditions of Lago Subglacial CECs, West Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 69 (). 10 pp. 10.1017/jog.2023.38

Agnew, Ronan S. ORCID record for Ronan S. Agnew, Clark, Roger A., Booth, Adam D., Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith. (2024) Measuring seismic attenuation in polar firn: method and application to Korff Ice Rise, West Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 69 (). 12 pp. 10.1017/jog.2023.82

Schlegel, Rebecca ORCID record for Rebecca Schlegel, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Booth, Adam D., Murray, Tavi, King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King, Clark, Roger A.. (2024) Subglacial bedform and moat initiation beneath Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Geomorphology, 458 (). 36 pp. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109207

Lapins, S., Butcher, A., Kendall, J.-M., Hudson, T.S., Stork, A.L., Werner, M.J., Gunning, J., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne. (2024) DAS-N2N: machine learning distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) signal denoising without clean data. Geophysical Journal International, 236 (). pp. 10.1093/gji/ggad460

2023

Hudson, Thomas Samuel, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Kufner, Sofia-Katerina, Kendall, J.-Michael, Smith, Andy M. ORCID record for Andy M. Smith. (2023) Array processing in cryoseismology: a comparison to network-based approaches at an Antarctic ice stream. The Cryosphere, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-17-4979-2023

Hudson, T.S., Kufner, S.K., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Kendall, J.M., Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith, Alley, R.B., Arthern, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Arthern, Murray, T.. (2023) Highly variable friction and slip observed at Antarctic ice stream bed. Nature Geoscience, 16 (). 18 pp. 10.1038/s41561-023-01204-4

Pearce, Emma, Booth, Adam, Rost, Sebastien, Sava, Paul, Konuk, Tuğrul, Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Hubbard, Bryn, Jones, Ian. (2023) Characterising ice slab in firn using seismic full waveform inversion, a sensitivity study. Journal of Glaciology, 85 (). 15 pp. 10.1017/jog.2023.30

Kufner, S.-K. ORCID record for S.-K. Kufner, Wookey, J., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Martín, C. ORCID record for C. Martín, Hudson, T.S., Kendall, J.-M., Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith. (2023) Strongly depth-dependent ice fabric in a fast-flowing Antarctic ice stream revealed with icequake observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 128 (). 25 pp. 10.1029/2022JF006853

2022

Zhou, Wen, Butcher, Antony, Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Kufner, Sofia-Katerina ORCID record for Sofia-Katerina Kufner, Kendall, J-Michael, Stork, Anna. (2022) Seismic noise interferometry and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS): Inverting for the firn layer S-velocity structure on Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127 (). 17 pp. 10.1029/2022JF006917

Pearce, Emma, Booth, Adam D., Rost, Sebastian, Sava, Paul, Konuk, Tuğrul, Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Hubbard, Bryn, Jones, Ian. (2022) A synthetic study of acoustic full waveform inversion to improve seismic modelling of firn. Annals of Glaciology, 63 (). pp. 10.1017/aog.2023.10

Jordan, T.M., Martín, C. ORCID record for C. Martín, Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Schroeder, D.M., Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith. (2022) Radar characterization of ice crystal orientation fabric and anisotropic viscosity within an Antarctic ice stream. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127 (). pp. 10.1029/2022JF006673

Harrison, Lianne C. ORCID record for Lianne C. Harrison, Holland, Paul R. ORCID record for Paul R. Holland, Heywood, Karen J., Nicholls, Keith W. ORCID record for Keith W. Nicholls, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne. (2022) Sensitivity of melting, freezing and marine ice beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf to changes in ocean forcing. Geophysical Research Letters, 49 (). 10 pp. 10.1029/2021GL096914

Schlegel, Rebecca, Murray, Tavi, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Booth, Adam D., King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King, Clark, Roger A.. (2022) Radar derived subglacial properties and landforms beneath Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127 (). 18 pp. 10.1029/2021JF006349

2021

Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith, Anker, P.G.D. ORCID record for P.G.D. Anker, Nicholls, K.W. ORCID record for K.W. Nicholls, Makinson, K. ORCID record for K. Makinson, Murray, T., Rios-Costas, S., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Hodgson, D.A. ORCID record for D.A. Hodgson, Schlegel, R., Anandkrishnan, S.. (2021) 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. Annals of Glaciology, 62 (). pp. 10.1017/aog.2020.82

McAfee, Carson W.I. ORCID record for Carson W.I. McAfee, Rix, Julius ORCID record for Julius Rix, Quirk, Sean J. ORCID record for Sean J. Quirk, Anker, Paul G.D. ORCID record for Paul G.D. Anker, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Makinson, Keith ORCID record for Keith Makinson. (2021) Non-contact measurement system for hot water drilled ice boreholes. Annals of Glaciology, 62 (). pp. 10.1017/aog.2020.85

Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Kendall, Michael, Kufner, Sofia-Katerina ORCID record for Sofia-Katerina Kufner, Hudson, Thomas S., Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith. (2021) Downhole distributed acoustic seismic profiling at Skytrain Ice Rise, West Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 15 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-15-3443-2021

Hudson, T.S., Baird, A.F., Kendall, J.M., Kufner, S.-K. ORCID record for S.-K. Kufner, Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith, Butcher, A., Chalari, A., Clarke, A.. (2021) Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for natural microseismicity studies: A case study from Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126 (). 19 pp. 10.1029/2020JB021493

Kufner, Sofia-Katerina ORCID record for Sofia-Katerina Kufner, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Hudson, Thomas S., Murray, Tavi, Schlegel, Rebecca, Kendall, John M., Anandakrishnan, Sridhar, Lee, Ian. (2021) Not all icequakes are created equal: basal icequakes suggest diverse bed deformation mechanisms at Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126 (). pp. 10.1029/2020JF006001

Butcher, A., Hudson, T. ORCID record for T. Hudson, Kendall, M., Kufner, S-K. ORCID record for S-K. Kufner, Brisbourne, A. ORCID record for A. Brisbourne, Stork, A.. (2021) Radon transform-based detection of microseismicity on DAS networks: A case study from Antarctica. EAGE GeoTech 2021 Second EAGE Workshop on Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing, 2021 (). 4 pp. 10.3997/2214-4609.202131039

Hudson, T. ORCID record for T. Hudson, Baird, A., Kendall, M., Kufner, S-K. ORCID record for S-K. Kufner, Brisbourne, A. ORCID record for A. Brisbourne, Smith, A., Butcher, A., Chalari, A., Clarke, A.. (2021) Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Antarctica: What we can learn for studying microseismicity elsewhere. EAGE GeoTech 2021 Second EAGE Workshop on Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing, 2021 (). 5 pp. 10.3997/2214-4609.202131037

Kendall, M., Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Hudson, T. ORCID record for T. Hudson, Kufner, S-K. ORCID record for S-K. Kufner, Butcher, A., Baird, A., Smith, A. ORCID record for A. Smith, Chalari, A., Clarke, A.. (2021) Listening to Ice Sheets – Fibre Optic Cables as Seismic Sensors in the Antarctic. EAGE GeoTech 2021 Second EAGE Workshop on Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing, 2021 (). 5 pp. 10.3997/2214-4609.202131076

2020

Napoleoni, Felipe, Jamieson, Stewart S.R., Ross, Neil, Bentley, Michael J., Rivera, Andrés, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Siegert, Martin J., Paxman, Guy J. G., Gacitúa, Guisella, Uribe, José A., Zamora, Rodrigo, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan. (2020) Subglacial lakes and hydrology across the Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands, West Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 14 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-14-4507-2020

Dunham, C.K., O’Donnell, J.P., Stuart, G W, Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Rost, S., Jordan, T.A. ORCID record for T.A. Jordan, Nyblade, A.A., Wiens, D.A., Aster, R.C.. (2020) A joint inversion of receiver function and Rayleigh wave phase velocity dispersion data to estimate crustal structure in West Antarctica. Geophysical Journal International, 223 (). pp. 10.1093/gji/ggaa398

Hudson, T.S., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, White, R.S., Kendall, J.M., Arthern, R. ORCID record for R. Arthern, Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith. (2020) Breaking the ice: Identifying hydraulically-forced crevassing. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (). 9 pp. 10.1029/2020GL090597

Hudson, T.S. ORCID record for T.S. Hudson, Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Walter, F., Graff, D., White, R.S., Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith. (2020) Icequake source mechanisms for studying glacial sliding. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125 (). pp. 10.1029/2020JF005627

Jordan, Thomas, Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Martin Garcia, Carlos ORCID record for Carlos Martin Garcia, Schlegel, Rebecca, Schroeder, Dustin, Smith, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Smith. (2020) Relating radar-sounding measurements of ice fabric to ice-flow enhancement of Rutford Ice Stream.. In: EGU General Assembly 2020 Online, 4–8 May 2020. EGU.

Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Kulessa, Bernd, Hudson, Thomas ORCID record for Thomas Hudson, Harrison, Lianne ORCID record for Lianne Harrison, Holland, Paul ORCID record for Paul Holland, Luckman, Adrian, Bevan, Suzanne, Ashmore, David, Hubbard, Bryn, Pearce, Emma, White, James, Booth, Adam, Nicholls, Keith ORCID record for Keith Nicholls, Smith, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Smith. (2020) An updated seabed bathymetry beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. Earth System Science Data, 12 (). pp. 10.5194/essd-12-887-2020

2019

O'Donnell, J.P., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Stuart, G.W., Dunham, C.K., Yang, Y., Nield, G.A., Whitehouse, P.L., Nyblade, A.A., Wiens, D.A., Anadakrishnan, S., Aster, R.C., Huerta, A.D., Lloyd, A.J., Wilson, T., Winberry, J.P.. (2019) Mapping crustal shear wave velocity structure and radial anisotropy beneath West Antarctica using seismic ambient noise. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20 (). pp. 10.1029/2019GC008459

O'Donnell, J.P., Stuart, G.W., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Selway, K., Yang, Y., Nield, G.A., Whitehouse, P.L, Nyblade, A.A., Wiens, D.A., Aster, R.C., Anandakrishnan, S., Herta, A.D., Wilson, T., Winberry, J.P.. (2019) The uppermost mantle seismic velocity structure of West Antarctica from Rayleigh wave tomography: insights into tectonic structure and geothermal heat flow. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 522 (). pp. 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.06.024

Hudson, Thomas S. ORCID record for Thomas S. Hudson, Smith, Jonathan, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, White, Robert S.. (2019) Automated detection of basal icequakes and discrimination from surface crevassing. Annals of Glaciology, 60 (). pp. 10.1017/aog.2019.18

Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Martin, Carlos ORCID record for Carlos Martin, Smith, Andy M. ORCID record for Andy M. Smith, Baird, A.F., Kendall, J.M., Kingslake, J.. (2019) Constraining recent ice flow history at Korff Ice Rise, West Antarctica, using radar and seismic measurements of ice fabric. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124 (). pp. 10.1029/2018JF004776

Bougamont, M., Christoffersen, P., Nias, I., Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, Smith, Andy ORCID record for Andy Smith, Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne. (2019) Contrasting hydrological controls on bed properties during the acceleration of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124 (). pp. 10.1029/2018JF004707

2018

Rosier, Sebastian H.R. ORCID record for Sebastian H.R. Rosier, Hofstede, C., Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Hattermann, T., Nicholls, Keith W. ORCID record for Keith W. Nicholls, Davis, Peter E.D. ORCID record for Peter E.D. Davis, Anker, Paul G.D. ORCID record for Paul G.D. Anker, Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter ORCID record for Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Smith, Andy M. ORCID record for Andy M. Smith, Corr, Hugh F.J.. (2018) A new bathymetry for the southeastern Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf: implications for modern oceanographic processes and glacial history. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123 (). pp. 10.1029/2018JC013982

Davies, Damon, Bingham, Robert G., King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Spagnolo, Matteo, Graham, Alastair G. C., Hogg, Anna E., Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan. (2018) How dynamic are ice-stream beds?. The Cryosphere, 12 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-12-1615-2018

2017

Bingham, Robert G., Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King, Davies, Damon, Cornford, Stephen L., Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, De Rydt, Jan, Graham, Alastair G. C., Spagnolo, Matteo, Marsh, Oliver J., Shean, David E.. (2017) Diverse landscapes beneath Pine Island Glacier influence ice flow. Nature Communications, 8 (). 9 pp. 10.1038/s41467-017-01597-y

Hudson, T.S. ORCID record for T.S. Hudson, White, R.S., Greenfield, T., Ágústsdóttir, T., Brisbourne, A. ORCID record for A. Brisbourne, Green, R.G.. (2017) Deep crustal melt plumbing of Bárðarbunga volcano, Iceland. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (). pp. 10.1002/2017GL074749

Smith, Emma C., Baird, Alan F., Kendall, Michael, Martín, Carlos ORCID record for Carlos Martín, White, Robert S., Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith. (2017) Ice fabric in an Antarctic ice stream interpreted from seismic anisotropy. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (). pp. 10.1002/2016GL072093

Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, Smith, Andy M. ORCID record for Andy M. Smith, Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King, Davies, D., Bingham, R.G., Smith, E.C., Nias, I.J., Rosier, Sebastian H.R. ORCID record for Sebastian H.R. Rosier. (2017) Bed conditions of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122 (). pp. 10.1002/2016JF004033

2015

Smith, E.C., Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith, White, R.S., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Pritchard, H.D. ORCID record for H.D. Pritchard. (2015) Mapping the ice-bed interface characteristics of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, using microseismicity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120 (). pp. 10.1002/2015JF003587

Holland, P.R. ORCID record for P.R. Holland, Brisbourne, A. ORCID record for A. Brisbourne, Corr, H.F.J., McGrath, D., Purdon, K., Paden, J., Fricker, H.A., Paolo, F.S., Fleming, A.H. ORCID record for A.H. Fleming. (2015) Oceanic and atmospheric forcing of Larsen C Ice-Shelf thinning. The Cryosphere, 9 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-9-1005-2015

2014

Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Smith, Andy ORCID record for Andy Smith, King, Edward ORCID record for Edward King, Nicholls, Keith ORCID record for Keith Nicholls, Holland, Paul ORCID record for Paul Holland, Makinson, Keith ORCID record for Keith Makinson. (2014) Seabed topography beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf from seismic soundings. The Cryosphere, 8 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-8-1-2014

2013

Pomeroy, Joseph, Brisbourne, Alex ORCID record for Alex Brisbourne, Evans, Jeffrey, Graham, David. (2013) The search for seismic signatures of movement at the glacier bed in a polythermal valley glacier. Annals of Glaciology, 54 (). pp. doi:10.3189/2013AoG64A203

• RIFT-TIP
• Geophysical Habitat of Subglacial Thwaites
• Weddell Sea ice sheet and climate
• BEAMISH: Basal Conditions on Rutford Ice Stream
• The search for seismic signatures of movement at the glacier bed in a polythermal valley glacier

2024

New insights into the bed beneath remote Antarctic glacier
News 16 April, 2024

2021

The world’s largest iceberg
News 21 May, 2021

2018

BSA1 (Horseshoe Bay)
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BSA2 (Cornish Island)
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BREN (Brenekke Nunatak GPS)
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HTON (Hutton Mtns GPS)
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BEAN (Bean Peaks GPS)
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FOS1 (Fossil Bluff GPS)
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GMEZ (Gomez Nunatak GPS)
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JNSN (Jensen Nunatak GPS)
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LNTK (Lyon Nunatak GPS)
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TRVE (Traverse Mtns GPS)
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MKIB (Mt McKibben GPS)
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WLCH (Welch Mtns GPS)
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ROTH (Rothera GPS)
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2017

Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly
News 20 November, 2017

2014

NEWS STORY: New iSTAR season starts
News 11 November, 2014