Andy Smith

Science Leader

Research interests

My main research motivation lies in ice sheets and glaciers and their role in the Earth System. I am particularly interested in fast glacier flow and subglacial conditions, as well as ice mass balance and ice sheet history.
My work is primarily observational and concerned with process studies, with a focus on the application of geophysical methods to understanding the current state of, and change in, the Cryosphere; this work has involved a lot of fieldwork in Antarctica and the Arctic.

Here is a selection of my recent publications:

Brisbourne, A.M., A.M. Smith, E.C. King, K.W. Nicholls, P.R. Holland, K. Makinson, 2014. Seabed topography beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf from seismic soundings, The Cryosphere, doi:10.5194/tc-8-1-2014.

Smith, A.M., T.A. Jordan, F. Ferraccioli, R.G. Bingham, 2013. Influence of subglacial conditions on ice stream dynamics: Seismic and potential field data from Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10:1029/2012JB009582.
Bingham, R.G., F. Ferraccioli, E.C. King, R.D. Larter, H.D. Pritchard, A.M. Smith, D.G. Vaughan, 2012. Inland thinning of West Antarctic Ice Sheet steered along subglacial rifts, Nature, 487, 468-471
Smith, A.M., C.R. Bentley, R.G. Bingham, T.A. Jordan, 2012. Rapid subglacial erosion beneath Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12501, doi:10.1029/2012GL051651.
Ross, Siegert, Woodward, Smith, Corr, Bentley, Hindmarsh, King, Rivera, 2011. Holocene stability of the Amundsen-Weddell ice divide, West Antarctica. Geology, 39, 935-938.
Thoma, Grosfeld, Meyer, Smith, Woodward, Ross, 2011. The “tipping” temperature within Subglacial Lake Ellsworth and its implications for lake access. The Cryosphere, 5, 561-567.
Woodward, Smith, Ross, Thoma, Grosfeld, Corr, King, King, Tranter, Siegert, 2010. Location for direct-access to subglacial Lake Ellsworth: An assessment of geophysical data and modelling. Geophys. Res., Lett., 37, L11501, doi10:1029/2010GL042884.
Thoma, Grosfeld, Smith, Mayer, 2010. A comment on the Equation of State and the freezing point equation with respect to subglacial lake modelling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 294, 80–84, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.005
Scott, Smith, Bingham, Vaughan, 2010. Crevasses triggered on Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica, by drilling through and exceptional melt layer. Annals of Glaciology, 51, 65-70.
Smith, A.M. and Murray, T., 2009. Bedform topography and basal conditions beneath a fast-flowing West Antarctic ice stream. Quat. Sci. Rev., 28, 584-596.
Adalgeirsdottir, G., Smith, A.M., Murray, T., King, M.A., Makinson, K., Nicholls, K.W and Behar, A.E., 2008. Tidal influence on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica: Observations of surface flow and basal processes from closely spaced GPS and passive seismic stations. J. Glaciol., 54, 715-724.
Smith, A. M., Murray, T., Nicholls, K. W., Makinson, K., Adalgeirsdottir, G., Behar, A. E., and Vaughan, D. G.: 2007, Rapid erosion, drumlin formation and changing hydrology beneath Antarctic ice stream, Geology. 35, 127–130.
Peters, L. E., Anandakrishnan, S., Alley, R. B., and Smith, A. M.: 2007, Extensive storage of basal meltwater in the onset region of a major West Antarctic ice stream, Geology, 35, 251-254.
Smith, A. M.: 2006, Microearthquakes and subglacial conditions, Geophys. Res. Lett. 33, doi:10.1029/2006GL028207

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2023

Kufner, S.-K. , Wookey, J., Brisbourne, A.M. , Martín, C. , Hudson, T.S., Kendall, J.-M., Smith, A.M. . (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

Frémand, A. , Fretwell, P. , Bodart, J., Pritchard, H.D. , Aitken, A., Bamber, J.L., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R.G., Blankenship, D.D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Christianson, K., Conway, H., Corr, H.F.J., Cui, X., Damaske, D., Damm, V., Drews, R., Eagles, G., Eisen, O., Eisermann, H., Ferraccioli, F. , Field, E. , Forsberg, R., Franke, S., Fujita, S., Gim, Y., Goel, V., Gogineni, P., Greenbaum, J., Hills, B., Hindmarsh, R. , Holmlund, P., Holschuh, N., Holt, J.W., Humbert, A., Jacobel, R.W., Jansen, D., Jenkins, A., Jokat, W., Jordan, T. , King, E. , Kohler, J., Krabill, W., Langley, K.A., Lee, J., Leitchenkov, G., Leuschen, C., Luyendyk, B., MacGregor, J., MacKie, E., Matsuoka, K., Morlighem, M., Mouginot, J., Nitsche, F.O., Nogi, Y., Nost, O.A., Paden, J., Pattyn, F., Popov, S.V., Riger-Kusk, M., Rignot, E., Rippin, D.M., Rivera, A., Roberts, J., Ross, N., Ruppel, A., Schroeder, D.M., Siegert, M.J., Smith, A. , Steinhage, D., Studinger, M., Sun, B., Tabacco, I., Tinto, B.K., Urbini, S., Vaughan, D. , Welch, B.C., Wilson, D.S., Young, D.A., Zirizzotti, A.. (2022) Antarctic Bedmap data: FAIR sharing of 60 years of ice bed, surface and thickness data [in review]. Earth System Science Data. 10.5194/essd-2022-355

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

Schlegel, Rebecca, Murray, Tavi, Smith, Andrew M. , Brisbourne, Alex M. , Booth, Adam D., King, Edward C. , 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

Makinson, Keith , Ashurst, Daniel, Anker, Paul G.D. , Smith, James A. , Hodgson, Dominic , Davis, Peter E.D. , Smith, Andrew M. . (2021) A new percussion hammer mechanism for a borehole deployable subglacial sediment corer. Annals of Glaciology, 62. 385 -389. 10.1017/aog.2020.83

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., 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. 203 -211. 10.1017/aog.2020.82

Anker, Paul G.D. , Makinson, Keith , Nicholls, Keith W. , Smith, Andrew M. . (2021) The BEAMISH hot water drill system and its use on the Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 62. 233-249. 10.1017/aog.2020.86

Makinson, Keith , Anker, Paul G.D. , Garcés, Jonathan, Goodger, David J., Polfrey, Scott, Rix, Julius , Silva, Alejandro, Smith, Andrew M. , Uribe, José A., Zamora, Rodrigo. (2021) Development of a clean hot water drill to access Subglacial Lake CECs, West Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 62. 250-262. 10.1017/aog.2020.88

Brisbourne, Alex M. , Kendall, Michael, Kufner, Sofia-Katerina , Hudson, Thomas S., Smith, Andrew M. . (2021) Downhole distributed acoustic seismic profiling at Skytrain Ice Rise, West Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 15. 3443-3458. 10.5194/tc-15-3443-2021

Hudson, T.S., Baird, A.F., Kendall, J.M., Kufner, S.-K. , Brisbourne, A.M. , Smith, A.M. , 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 , Brisbourne, Alex M. , Smith, Andrew M. , 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. 10.1029/2020JF006001

Kendall, M., Brisbourne, Alex , Hudson, T. , Kufner, S-K. , Butcher, A., Baird, A., Smith, A. , 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. , Siegert, Martin J., Paxman, Guy J. G., Gacitúa, Guisella, Uribe, José A., Zamora, Rodrigo, Brisbourne, Alex M. , Vaughan, David G. . (2020) Subglacial lakes and hydrology across the Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands, West Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 14. 4507-4524. 10.5194/tc-14-4507-2020

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

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

Smith, A.M. . (2020) RABID: Basal conditions on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica: Hot-water drilling and downhole instrumentation. British Antarctic Survey Field Report, R/2004/S3 [BAS Archives Ref: AD6/2R/2004/S3]. British Antarctic Survey, 75 pp. (Base & Field reports series.)

Brisbourne, Alex , Kulessa, Bernd, Hudson, Thomas , Harrison, Lianne , Holland, Paul , Luckman, Adrian, Bevan, Suzanne, Ashmore, David, Hubbard, Bryn, Pearce, Emma, White, James, Booth, Adam, Nicholls, Keith , Smith, Andrew . (2020) An updated seabed bathymetry beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. Earth System Science Data, 12. 887-896. 10.5194/essd-12-887-2020

2019

Hodgson, Dominic , Jordan, Tom , De Rydt, Jan, Fretwell, Peter , Seddon, Samuel, Becker, David, Hogan, Kelly , Smith, Andy , Vaughan, David . (2019) Past and future dynamics of the Brunt Ice Shelf from seabed bathymetry and ice shelf geometry. The Cryosphere, 13. 545-556. 10.5194/tc-13-545-2019

Bougamont, M., Christoffersen, P., Nias, I., Vaughan, David G. , Smith, Andy , Brisbourne, Alex . (2019) Contrasting hydrological controls on bed properties during the acceleration of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124. 80-96. 10.1029/2018JF004707

Brisbourne, Alex M. , Martin, Carlos , Smith, Andy M. , 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. 175-194. 10.1029/2018JF004776

2018

Smith, Andrew M. , Woodward, John, Ross, Neil, Bentley, Michael J., Hodgson, Dominic A. , Siegert, Martin J., King, Edward C. . (2018) Evidence for the long-term sedimentary environment in an Antarctic subglacial lake. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 504. 139-151. 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.10.011

Hodgson, Dominic A. , Hogan, Kelly , Smith, James M., Smith, James A. , Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter , Graham, Alistair G.C., Fretwell, Peter , Allen, Claire , Peck, Vicky , Arndt, Jan-Erik, Dorschel, Boris, Hübscher, Christian, Smith, Andy M. , Larter, Robert . (2018) Deglaciation and future stability of the Coats Land ice margin, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 12. 2383-2399. 10.5194/tc-12-2383-2018

Rosier, Sebastian H.R. , Hofstede, C., Brisbourne, Alex M. , Hattermann, T., Nicholls, Keith W. , Davis, Peter E.D. , Anker, Paul G.D. , Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter , Smith, Andy M. , 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. 4610-4623. 10.1029/2018JC013982

Davies, Damon, Bingham, Robert G., King, Edward C. , Smith, Andrew M. , Brisbourne, Alex M. , Spagnolo, Matteo, Graham, Alastair G. C., Hogg, Anna E., Vaughan, David G. . (2018) How dynamic are ice-stream beds?. The Cryosphere, 12. 1615-1628. 10.5194/tc-12-1615-2018

Siegert, Martin J., Kulessa, Bernd, Bougamont, Marion, Christoffersen, Poul, Key, Kerry, Andersen, Kristoffer R., Booth, Adam D., Smith, Andrew M. . (2018) Antarctic subglacial groundwater: a concept paper on its measurement and potential influence on ice flow. In: Exploration of subsurface Antarctica: Uncovering past changes and modern processes, London, Geological Society of London, 197-213. (Special Publications, ). 10.1144/SP461.8

2017

Morris, E. M., Mulvaney, R. , Arthern, R.J. , Davies, D., Gurney, R.J., Lambert, P., De Rydt, J., Smith, A. , Tuckwell, R.J. , Winstrup, M.. (2017) Snow densification and recent accumulation along the iSTAR traverse, Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica.. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122. 2284-2301. 10.1002/2017JF004357

Bingham, Robert G., Vaughan, David G. , King, Edward C. , Davies, Damon, Cornford, Stephen L., Smith, Andrew M. , Arthern, Robert J. , Brisbourne, Alex M. , 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

Smith, Andy . (2017) Pine Island Glacier and ice sheet stability in West Antarctica. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 98. 10.1029/2017EO086471

Scambos, TA, Bell, RE, Alley, RB, Anandakrishnan, S, Bromwich, DH, Brunt, K, Christianson, K, Creyts, T, Das, S, DeConto, R, Dutrieux, P, Fricker, HA, Holland, D, MacGregor, J, Medley, B, Nicolas, JP, Pollard, D, Siegfried, MR, Smith, AM , Steig, EJ, Trussel, L, Vaughan, DG , Yager, P. (2017) How Much, How Fast?: A Review and Science Plan for Research on the Instability of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier in the 21st century. Global and Planetary Change, 153. 16-34. 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.04.008

Smith, Emma C., Baird, Alan F., Kendall, Michael, Martín, Carlos , White, Robert S., Brisbourne, Alex M. , Smith, Andrew M. . (2017) Ice fabric in an Antarctic ice stream interpreted from seismic anisotropy. Geophysical Research Letters, 44. 3710-3718. 10.1002/2016GL072093

Luthra, Tarun, Peters, Leo E., Anandakrishnan, Sridhar, Alley, Richard B., Holschuh, Nicholas, Smith, Andrew M. . (2017) Characteristics of the sticky spot of Kamb Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122. 641-653. 10.1002/2016JF004181

Brisbourne, Alex M. , Smith, Andy M. , Vaughan, David G. , King, Edward C. , Davies, D., Bingham, R.G., Smith, E.C., Nias, I.J., Rosier, Sebastian H.R. . (2017) Bed conditions of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122. 419-433. 10.1002/2016JF004033

2016

King, Edward C. , Pritchard, Hamish D. , Smith, Andy M. . (2016) Subglacial landforms beneath Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica: detailed bed topography from ice-penetrating radar. Earth System Science Data, 8. 151-158. 10.5194/essd-8-151-2016

Hodgson, Dominic A. , Bentley, Michael J., Smith, James A. , Klepacki, Julian, Makinson, Keith , Smith, Andrew M. , Saw, Kevin, Scherer, Reed, Powell, Ross, Tulaczyk, Slawek, Rose, Mike, Pearce, David, Mowlem, Matt, Keen, Peter, Siegert, Martin J.. (2016) Technologies for retrieving sediment cores in Antarctic subglacial settings. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, A, 374. 20150056. 10.1098/rsta.2015.0056

Makinson, Keith , Pearce, David, Hodgson, Dominic , Bentley, Michael, Smith, Andrew , Tranter, Martyn, Rose, Mike, Ross, Neil, Mowlem, Matthew, Parnell, John, Siegert, Martin. (2016) Clean subglacial access: prospects for future deep hot-water drilling. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, A, 374. 14 pp. 10.1098/rsta.2014.0304

2015

Smith, E.C., Smith, A.M. , White, R.S., Brisbourne, A.M. , Pritchard, H.D. . (2015) Mapping the ice-bed interface characteristics of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, using microseismicity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120. 1881-1894. 10.1002/2015JF003587

2014

Smith, Andy . (2014) Polar Explosions: Developing competent explosives use for Antarctic Research. Explosives Engineering, September. 9-14.

Brisbourne, Alex , Smith, Andy , King, Edward , Nicholls, Keith , Holland, Paul , Makinson, Keith . (2014) Seabed topography beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf from seismic soundings. The Cryosphere, 8. 1-13. 10.5194/tc-8-1-2014

2013

Harland, S.R., Kendall, J.-M., Stuart, G.W., Lloyd, G.E., Baird, A.F., Smith, A.M. , Pritchard, H.D. , Brisbourne, A.M.. (2013) Deformation in Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica: measuring shear-wave anisotropy from icequakes. Annals of Glaciology, 54. 105-114. doi:10.3189/2013AoG64A033

Smith, Andrew M. , Jordan, Tom A. , Ferraccioli, Fausto , Bingham, Robert G.. (2013) Influence of subglacial conditions on ice stream dynamics: Seismic and potential field data from Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118. 1471-1482. doi:10.1029/2012JB009582

Fretwell, P. , Pritchard, H.D. , Vaughan, D.G. , Bamber, J.L., Barrand, N.E., Bell, R., Bianchi, C., Bingham, R. G., Blankenship, D.D., Casassa, G., Catania, G., Callens, D., Conway, H., Cook, A.J., Corr, H.F.J., Damaske, D., Damm, V., Ferraccioli, F. , Forsberg, R., Fujita, S., Gim, Y., Gogineni, P., Griggs, J.A., Hindmarsh, R.C.A. , Holmlund, P., Holt, J.W., Jacobel, R.W., Jenkins, A. , Jokat, W., Jordan, T. , King, E.C. , Kohler, J., Krabill, W., Riger-Kusk, M., Langley, K.A., Leitchenkov, G., Leuschen, C., Luyendyk, B.P., Matsuoka, K., Mouginot, J., Nitsche, F.O., Nogi, Y., Nost, O.A., Popov, S.V., Rignot, E., Rippin, D.M., Rivera, A., Roberts, J., Ross, N., Siegert, M.J., Smith, A.M. , Steinhage, D., Studinger, M., Sun, B., Tinto, B.K., Welch, B.C., Wilson, D., Young, D.A., Xiangbin, C., Zirizzotti, A.. (2013) Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 7. 375-393. doi:10.5194/tc-7-375-2013

2012

Smith, A.M. , Bentley, C.R., Bingham, R.G., Jordan, T.A. . (2012) Rapid subglacial erosion beneath Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 39. 5 pp. 10.1029/2012GL051651

Bingham, Robert G., Ferraccioli, Fausto , King, Edward C. , Larter, Robert D. , Pritchard, Hamish D. , Smith, Andrew M. , Vaughan, David G. . (2012) Inland thinning of West Antarctic Ice Sheet steered along subglacial rifts. Nature, 487. 468-471. 10.1038/nature11292

Siegert, Martin J., Clarke, Rachel J., Mowlem, Matt, Ross, Neil, Hill, Christopher S., Tait, Andrew, Hodgson, Dominic , Parnell, John, Tranter, Martyn, Pearce, David , Bentley, Michael J., Cockell, Charles, Tsaloglou, Maria-Nefeli, Smith, Andy , Woodward, John, Brito, Mario P., Waugh, Ed. (2012) Clean access, measurement, and sampling of Ellsworth Subglacial Lake: a method for exploring deep Antarctic subglacial lake environments. Reviews of Geophysics, 50. 40 pp. 10.1029/2011RG000361

2011

Thoma, M., Grosfeld, K., Smith, Andy , Woodward, J., Ross, N.. (2011) The “tipping” temperature within Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, West Antarctica and its implications for lake access.. The Cryosphere, 5. 561 pp. 10.5194/tc-5-561-2011

Ross, N., Siegert, M.J., Woodward, J., Smith, Andrew M. , Corr, Hugh F.J., Bentley, M.J., Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. , King, Edward C. , Rivera, A.. (2011) Holocene stability of the Amundsen-Weddell ice divide, West Antarctica. Geology, 39. 935-938. 10.1130/G31920.1

Mowlem, M., Tsaloglou, M-N., Waugh, E., Floquet, C.F.A., Saw, K., Fowler, L., Brown, R., Pearce, D. , Wyatt, J., Beaton, A.D., Brito, M.P., Hodgson, D. , Griffiths, G., Bentley, M., Blake, D., Campbell, H., Capper, L., Clarke, R., Cockell, C., Corr, H., Harris, W., Hill, C., Hindmarsh, R. , King, E. , Lamb, H., Maher, B., Makinson, K. , Parnell, J., Priscu, J., Rivera, A., Ross, N., Siegert, M.J., Smith, A. , Tait, A., Tranter, M., Wadham, J., Whalley, B., Woodward, J.. (2011) Probe technology for the direct measurement and sampling of Ellsworth Subglacial Lake. In: Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments, Washington, American Geophysical Union, 246 pp. (AGU Geophysical Monograph, ).

Ross, N., Siegert, M.J., Rivera, A., Bentley, M.J., Blake, David, Capper, Linda, Clarke, Rachel, Cockell, C.S., Corr, Hugh, Harris, W., Hill, Christopher, Hindmarsh, Richard , Hodgson, Dominic , King, Edward , Lamb, H., Maher, B., Makinson, Keith , Mowlem, M., Parnell, J., Pearce, David , Priscu, J., Smith, Andy , Tait, Andrew, Tranter, M., Wadham, J.L., Whalley, W.B., Woodward, J.. (2011) Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A review of its history and recent field campaigns. In: Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments, American Geophysical Union, 221-233.

Bentley, M.J., Christoffersen, P., Hodgson, D. , Smith, A.M. , Tulaczyk, S., Le Brocq, A.M.. (2011) Subglacial lake sediments and sedimentary processes: potential archives of ice sheet evolution, past environmental change and the presence of life.. In: Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments, Washington, American Geophysical Union, 83-110.

2010

Woodward, J., Smith, A.M. , Ross, N., Thoma, M., Corr, H.J., King, E.C. , King, M.A., Grosfeld, K., Tranter, M., Siegert, M.J.. (2010) Location for direct access to subglacial Lake Ellsworth: An assessment of geophysical data and modeling. Geophysical Research Letters, 37. 5 pp. 10.1029/2010GL042884

King, Matt A., Murray, Tavi, Smith, Andy M. . (2010) Non-linear responses of Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica, to semi-diurnal and diurnal tidal forcing. Journal of Glaciology, 56. 167-181. 10.3189/002214310791190848

Thoma, Malte, Grosfeld, Klaus, Smith, Andrew M , Mayer, Christoph. (2010) A comment on the Equation of State and the freezing point equation with respect to subglacial lake modelling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 294. 80-84. 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.005

Bingham, Robert G., King, Edward C. , Smith, Andrew M. , Pritchard, Hamish D. . (2010) Glacial geomorphology: towards a convergence of glaciology and geomorphology. Progress in Physical Geography, 34. 327-355. 10.1177/0309133309360631

Scott, Julian, Smith, Andrew , Bingham, Robert, Vaughan, David . (2010) Crevasses triggered on Pine Island Glacier by drilling through an exceptional melt layer. Annals of Glaciology, 51. 6 pp. 10.3189/172756410791392763

2009

Barrett, B.E., Nicholls, K.W. , Murray, T., Smith, A.M. , Vaughan, D.G. . (2009) Rapid recent warming on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, from borehole thermometry. Geophysical Research Letters, 36. 5 pp. 10.1029/2008GL036369

Smith, Andy M. , Murray, Tavi. (2009) Bedform topography and basal conditions beneath a fast-flowing West Antarctic ice stream. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28. 584-596. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.05.010

Scott, Julian, Gudmundsson, Hilmar , Smith, Andrew , Bingham, Robert, Pritchard, Hamish , Vaughan, David . (2009) Increased rate of acceleration on Pine Island Glacier strongly coupled to changes in gravitational driving stress. The Cryosphere, 3. 125-131. doi:10.5194/tc-3-125-2009

2008

Vaughan, David G. , Corr, Hugh F.J., Smith, Andy M. , Pritchard, Hamish D. , Shepherd, Andrew. (2008) Flow-switching and water piracy between Rutford Ice Stream and Carlson Inlet, West Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 54. 41-48. 10.3189/002214308784409125

King, Edward C. , Smith, Andrew M. , Murray, T., Stuart, G.W.. (2008) Glacier-bed characteristics of midtre Lovénbreen, Svalbard, from high-resolution seismic and radar surveying. Journal of Glaciology, 54. 145-156. 10.3189/002214308784409099

Murray, T., Corr, Hugh, Forieri, A., Smith, Andy . (2008) Contrasts in hydrology between regions of basal deformation and sliding beneath Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, mapped using radar and seismic data. Geophysical Research Letters, 35. 5 pp. 10.1029/2008GL033681

Adalgeirsdóttir, G., Smith, Andy M. , Murray, T., King, M.A., Makinson, Keith , Nicholls, Keith W. , Behar, A.E.. (2008) Tidal influence on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica: observations of surface flow and basal processes from closely-spaced GPS and passive seismic stations. Journal of Glaciology, 54. 715-724. 10.3189/002214308786570872

2007

King, Edward C. , Woodward, John, Smith, Andy M . (2007) Seismic and radar observations of subglacial bed forms beneath the onset zone of Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 53. 665-672. 10.3189/002214307784409216

Smith, Andrew M. . (2007) Subglacial bed properties from normal-incidence seismic reflection data. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 12. 3-13. 10.2113/JEEG12.1.3

Smith, A.M. , Murray, T., Nicholls, K.W. , Makinson, K. , Adalgeirsdottir, G., Behar, A., Vaughan, D.G. . (2007) Rapid erosion, drumlin formation, and changing hydrology beneath an Antarctic ice stream. Geology, 35. 127-130. 10.1130/G23036A.1

Siegert, M.J., Behar, A., Bentley, M., Blake, D., Bowden, S., Christoffersen, P., Cockell, C., Corr, H., Cullen, D.C., Edwards, H., Ellery, A., Ellis-Evans, C., Griffiths, G., Hindmarsh, R. , Hodgson, D.A. , King, E. , Lamb, H., Lane, L., Makinson, K. , Mowlem, M., Parnell, J., Pearce, D.A. , Priscu, J., Rivera, A., Sephton, M.A., Sims, M.R., Smith, A.M. , Tranter, M., Wadham, J.L., Wilson, G., Woodward, J.. (2007) Exploration of Ellsworth Subglacial Lake: a concept paper on the development, organisation and execution of an experiment to explore, measure and sample the environment of a West Antarctic subglacial lake. Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 6. 161-179. 10.1007/s11157-006-9109-9

Peters, Leo E., Anandakrishnan, Sridhar, Alley, Richard B., Smith, Andrew . (2007) Extensive storage of basal meltwater in the onset region of a major West Antarctic ice stream. Geology, 35. 251-254. doi:10.1130/G23222A.1

Murray, T., Smith, A.M. , King, M.A., Weedon, G.P.. (2007) Ice flow modulated by tides at up to annual periods on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 34. 6 pp. 10.1029/2007GL031207

2006

Smith, A.M. . (2006) Microearthquakes and subglacial conditions. Geophysical Research Letters, 33. 5 pp. doi:10.1029/2006GL028207

Peters, Leo E., Anandakrishnan, Sridhar, Alley, Richard B., Winberry, J. Paul, Voigt, Donald E., Smith, Andrew M. , Morse, David L.. (2006) Subglacial sediments as a control on the onset and location of two Siple Coast ice streams, West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111. 14 pp. 10.1029/2005JB003766

2005

Smith, Andy . (2005) Exploring with explosions: looking beneath the Antarctic ice sheet with seismic surveys. Explosives Engineering. 13-15.

2004

King, Edward C. , Woodward, John, Smith, Andrew M. . (2004) Seismic evidence for a water-filled canal in deforming till beneath Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 31. 4 pp. 10.1029/2004GL020379

Siegert, Martin J., Hindmarsh, Richard , Corr, Hugh, Smith, Andy , Woodward, John, King, Edward C. , Payne, Antony J., Joughin, Ian. (2004) Subglacial Lake Ellsworth: a candidate for in situ exploration in West Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 31. 4 pp. 10.1029/2004GL021477

2003

Vaughan, David G. , Smith, Andrew M. , Nath, P. Chandrika, Le Meur, Emmanuel. (2003) Acoustic impedance and basal shear stress beneath four Antarctic ice streams. Annals of Glaciology, 36. 225-232. 10.3189/172756403781816437

2002

Smith, A.M. , Murray, T., Davison, B.M., Clough, A.F., Woodward, J., Jiskoot, H.. (2002) Late surge glacial conditions on Bakaninbreen, Svalbard and implications for surge termination. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107. 16 pp. 10.1029/2001JB000475

2001

Lythe, Matthew, Vaughan, David G. , Lambrecht, A., Miller, H., Nixdorf, U., Oerter, H., Steinhage, D., Allison, I.F., Craven, M., Goodwin, I.D., Jacka, J., Morgan, V., Ruddell, A., Young, N., Wellman, P., Cooper, A.P.R., Corr, H.F.J., Doake, C.S.M., Hindmarsh, R.C.A. , Jenkins, A. , Johnson, M.R., Jones, P., King, E.C., Smith, A.M. , Thomson, J.W., Thorley, M.R., Jezek, K., Li, B., Liu, H., Damm, V., Nishio, F., Fujita, S., Skvarca, P., Remy, F., Testut, L., Sievers, J., Kapitsa, A., Macheret, Y., Scambos, T., Filina, I., Masolov, V., Popov, S., Johnstone, G., Jacobel, B., Holmlund, P., Naslund, J., Anandakrishnan, S., Bamber, J.L., Bassford, R., Decleir, H., Huybrechts, P., Rivera, A., Grace, N., Casassa, G., Tabacco, I., Blankenship, D., Morse, D., Gades, T., Nereson, N., Bentley, C.R., Lord, N., Lange, M., Sandhäger, H.. (2001) BEDMAP: A new ice thickness and subglacial topographic model of Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106. 11335-11351. 10.1029/2000JB900449

Doake, C.S.M., Corr, H.F.J., Jenkins, A. , Makinson, K. , Nicholls, K.W. , Nath, C., Smith, A.M. , Vaughan, D.G. . (2001) Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. In: The West Antarctic ice sheet: behavior and environment, Washington, D.C., American Geophysical Union, 221-235. (Antarctic Research Series, ). 10.1029/AR077p0221

Vaughan, David G. , Smith, Andrew M. , Corr, Hugh F.J., Jenkins, Adrian , Bentley, Charles R., Stenoien, Mark D., Jacobs, Stanley S., Kellogg, Thomas b., Rignot, Eric, Lucchitta, Baerbel K.. (2001) A review of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica: hypotheses of instability vs. observations of change. In: The West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Behavior and environment, Washington, D.C., American Geophysical Union, 237-256. (Antarctic Research Series, ).

2000

Murray, Tavi, Stuart, Graham W., Miller, Paul J., Woodward, John, Smith, Andrew M. , Porter, Philip R., Jiskoot, Hester. (2000) Glacier surge propagation by thermal evolution at the bed. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105. 13491-13507. doi:10.1029/2000JB900066

1998

Sen, V., Stoffa, P.I., Dalziel, I.W.D., Blankenship, D.D., Smith, A.M. , Anandakrishnan, S.. (1998) Seismic surveys in central West Antarctica: data and processing examples from the ANTALITH field tests (1994-1995). Terra Antartica, 5. 761-772.

Smith, A.M. , Vaughan, D.G. , Doake, C.S.M., Johnson, A.C.. (1998) Surface lowering of the ice ramp at Rothera Point, Antarctic Peninsula, in response to regional climate change. Annals of Glaciology, 27. 113-118. 10.3189/1998AoG27-1-113-118

1997

Johnson, M.R., Smith, A.M. . (1997) Seabed topography under the southern and western Ronne Ice Shelf, derived from seismic surveys. Antarctic Science, 9. 201-208. doi:10.1017/S0954102097000254

Smith, A.M. . (1997) Basal conditions on Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica, from seismic observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102. 543-552. doi:10.1029/96JB02933

1996

Smith, A.M. . (1996) Ice shelf basal melting at the grounding line, measured from seismic observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 101. 22749-22755. doi:10.1029/96JC02173

1994

Smith, A.M. , Vaughan, D.G. . (1994) Comment on ‘The effect of sea tides on gravity tidal observations on the Antarctic Ekström ice shelf’ by Bülent Tezkan and Ugur Yaramanci. Geophysical Journal International, 118. 808-810. 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1994.tb04003.x

Smith, A.M. , Doake, C.S.M.. (1994) Sea-bed depths at the mouth of Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 20. 353-356. 10.3189/172756494794587320

Smith, Andy . Alley, R.B., Bindschadler, R.A. (eds.). (1994) Introduction to high resolution seismic surveys on the Rutford Ice Stream. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, 8 pp. (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme Report, 7.)

1991

Maslanyj, M.P., Garrett, S.W., Johnson, A.C., Renner, R.G.B., Smith, A.M. . (1991) Aeromagnetic anomaly map of West Antarctica (Weddell Sea sector). BAS GEOMAP series. Cambridge, British Antarctic Survey.

Smith, A.M. . (1991) The use of tiltmeters to study the dynamics of Antarctic ice-shelf grounding lines. Journal of Glaciology, 37. 51-58. 10.3189/S0022143000042799

1989

Smith, Andrew Marshall , King, Edward C. . (1989) An investigation into the forces required to tow cables and sledges over Antarctic snow. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 17. 77-82. 10.1016/S0165-232X(89)80017-5

1987

Doake, C.S.M., Frolich, R.M., Mantripp, D.R., Smith, Andrew Marshall , Vaughan, David G. . (1987) Glaciological studies on Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research, 92. 8951-8960. 10.1029/JB092iB09p08951

1986

Smith, A.M. . (1986) Ice rumples on Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, 72. 47-52.

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