Scientists from the Federal Research Center for Integrated Study of the Arctic of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Arkhangelsk conducted a study of the seismic dynamics of glaciers in the Arctic, TASS reports citing representatives of the organization.
“Cryoseismology is an actively developing new direction in science for the study of seismic events associated with the dynamics of ice and glaciers using seismic methods. In Russia, we are the first to begin studying the dynamics of glaciers in the Russian Arctic,” the agency quotes Galina Antonovskaya, head of the seismology laboratory of the Arctic Center, as saying.
“The melting of Arctic ice is changing weather conditions, which complicates navigation along the Northern Sea Route. That is why obtaining new information about the state and dynamics of glaciers is fundamentally important for predicting climate change, and in a practical sense for monitoring the ice situation in the Russian Arctic,” she added.
Experts analyzed data obtained over several years by a seismic station on the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. A significant part of it is covered by glaciers, and the study of processes occurring inside ice domes is of great practical importance for forecasting ice conditions.
For the first time, scientists have collected data on earthquakes on Severnaya Zemlya, which, although not strong, still cause responses in glaciers, which also leads to the formation of icebergs.
Theodor Lisovoy, Editor in Chief of the European bureau, Rough&Polished
