Geostatistics in Glaciology: Implications of a Study of Scharffenbergbotnen, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Abstract

Geostatistical methods are applied in the analysis of radio-echo data from Scharffenbergbotnen, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, in order to allow the following investigations: detailed and reliable cartography of subglacial bed topography and ice thickness, comparison of recent ice flow patterns and ice flow during earlier glacial maxima, and mass balance studies in relation to climatic changes.