Seafloor depth of George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, from inversion of aerogravity data

Constantino, Renata R.; Tinto, Kirsty J.; Bell, Robin E.; Porter, David F.; Jordan, Tom A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-1986. 2020 Seafloor depth of George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, from inversion of aerogravity data. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (21), e2020GL088654. 10, pp. 10.1029/2020GL088654

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Abstract/Summary

George VI Sound is a ~600 km long curvilinear channel on the west coast of the southern Antarctic Peninsula separating Alexander Island from Palmer Land. The Sound is a geologically complex region presently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf. Here we model the bathymetry using aerogravity data. Our model is constrained by water depths from seismic measurements. We present a crustal density model for the region, propose a relocation for a major fault in the Sound and reveal a dense body, ~200 km long, flanking the Palmer Land side. The southern half of the Sound consists of two distinct basins ~1100 m deep, separated by a ‐650 m deep ridge. This constricting ridge presents a potential barrier to ocean circulation beneath the ice shelf and may account for observed differences in temperature‐salinity (T‐S) profiles.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1029/2020GL088654
ISSN:	0094-8276
Additional Keywords:	Bathymetry, Antarctica, George VI Ice Shelf
Date made live:	19 Nov 2020 09:41 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528716

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