Sridhar Anandakrishnan

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Geosciences

Research Summary

Glaciology, reflection seismology, ice stream migration, time-series investigations, polar regions and Antarctic ice sheet studies and Antarctic tectonics.

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Recent Publications

Antarctic Sedimentary Basins and Their Influence on Ice-Sheet Dynamics

Aitken, A. R. A., Li, L., Kulessa, B., Schroeder, D., Jordan, T. A., Whittaker, J. M., Anandakrishnan, S., Dawson, E. J., Wiens, D. A., Eisen, O. & Siegert, M. J., Sep 2023, In: Reviews of Geophysics. 61, 3, e2021RG000767.

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GHOSTly flute music: drumlins, moats and the bed of Thwaites Glacier

Alley, R. B., Holschuh, N., Parizek, B., Zoet, L. K., Riverman, K., Muto, A., Christianson, K., Clyne, E., Anandakrishnan, S. & Stevens, N. T., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Glaciology.

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Iceberg Calving: Regimes and Transitions

Alley, R. B., Cuffey, K. M., Bassis, J. N., Alley, K. E., Wang, S., Parizek, B. R., Anandakrishnan, S., Christianson, K. & Deconto, R. M., May 31 2023, In: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 51, p. 189-215 27 p.

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Glacial hydraulic tremor on Rhonegletscher, Switzerland

Clyne, E., Alley, R. B., Vore, M., Gräff, D., Anandakrishnan, S., Walter, F. & Sergeant, A., Apr 17 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 274, p. 370-380 11 p.

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Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone

Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Riverman, K. L., Arthern, R. J., Vaňková, I., Eayrs, C., Smith, J. A., Anker, P. G. D., Mullen, A. D., Dichek, D., Lawrence, J. D., Meister, M. M., Clyne, E., Basinski-Ferris, A., Rignot, E., Queste, B. Y., Boehme, L., & 3 othersHeywood, K. J., Anandakrishnan, S. & Makinson, K., Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 479-485 7 p.

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Strategies to build a positive and inclusive Antarctic field work environment

Karplus, M. S., Young, T. J., Anandakrishnan, S., Bassis, J. N., Case, E. H., Crawford, A. J., Gold, A., Henry, L., Kingslake, J., Lehrmann, A. A., Montaño, P. A., Pettit, E. C., Scambos, T. A., Sheffield, E. M., Smith, E. C., Turrin, M. & Wellner, J. S., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Glaciology.

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Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line

Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Lawrence, J. D., Riverman, K. L., Smith, J. A., Spears, A., Dichek, D. J. G., Mullen, A. D., Clyne, E., Yeager, B., Anker, P., Meister, M. R., Hurwitz, B. C., Quartini, E. S., Bryson, F. E., Basinski-Ferris, A., Thomas, C., & 6 othersWake, J., Vaughan, D. G., Anandakrishnan, S., Rignot, E., Paden, J. & Makinson, K., Feb 16 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 471-478 8 p.

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Publisher Correction: Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line (Nature, (2023), 614, 7948, (471-478), 10.1038/s41586-022-05691-0)

Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Lawrence, J. D., Riverman, K. L., Smith, J. A., Spears, A., Dichek, D. J. G., Mullen, A. D., Clyne, E., Yeager, B., Anker, P., Meister, M. R., Hurwitz, B. C., Quartini, E. S., Bryson, F. E., Basinski-Ferris, A., Thomas, C., & 6 othersWake, J., Vaughan, D. G., Anandakrishnan, S., Rignot, E., Paden, J. & Makinson, K., Mar 16 2023, In: Nature. 615, 7952, p. E21

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Model insights into bed control on retreat of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

Schwans, E., Parizek, B. R., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S. & Morlighem, M. M., Oct 9 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 277, p. 1241-1259 19 p.

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The geoPebble System: Design and Implementation of a Wireless Sensor Network of GPS-Enabled Seismic Sensors for the Study of Glaciers and Ice Sheets

Anandakrishnan, S., Bilén, S. G., Urbina, J. V., Bock, R. G., Burkett, P. G. & Portelli, J. P., Jan 2022, In: Geosciences (Switzerland). 12, 1, 17.

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Drill-site selection for cosmogenic-nuclide exposure dating of the bed of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Briner, J. P., Walcott, C. K., Schaefer, J. M., Young, N. E., MacGregor, J. A., Poinar, K., Keisling, B. A., Anandakrishnan, S., Albert, M. R., Kuhl, T. & Boeckmann, G., Oct 4 2022, In: Cryosphere. 16, 10, p. 3933-3948 16 p.

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Meltwater drainage and iceberg calving observed in high-spatiotemporal resolution at Helheim Glacier, Greenland

Melton, S. M., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S., Parizek, B. R., Shahin, M. G., Stearns, L. A., Lewinter, A. L. & Finnegan, D. C., Aug 25 2022, In: Journal of Glaciology. 68, 270, p. 812-828 17 p.

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Grounding zone subglacial properties from calibrated active-source seismic methods

Horgan, H. J., Van Haastrecht, L., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S., Beem, L. H., Christianson, K., Muto, A. & Siegfried, M. R., Apr 19 2021, In: Cryosphere. 15, 4, p. 1863-1880 18 p.

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Not all Icequakes are Created Equal: Basal Icequakes Suggest Diverse Bed Deformation Mechanisms at Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

Kufner, S. K., Brisbourne, A. M., Smith, A. M., Hudson, T. S., Murray, T., Schlegel, R., Kendall, J. M., Anandakrishnan, S. & Lee, I., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 126, 3, e2020JF006001.

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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

Smith, A. M., Anker, P. G. D., Nicholls, K. W., Makinson, K., Murray, T., Rios-Costas, S., Brisbourne, A. M., Hodgson, D. A., Schlegel, R. & Anandakrishnan, S., Sep 21 2021, In: Annals of Glaciology. 62, 85-86, p. 203-211 9 p.

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