The investigation of interactions between ice sheets and the solid Earth has facilitated notable advancements in comprehending the cryosphere's response to climate variability. The growing volume of geological and geophysical data collected from Greenland, Antarctica, and other continental ice/snow-covered areas (such as the Alps, Andes, and High Mountains of Asia) has provided a more detailed understanding of the subglacial environment.
Nevertheless, the connections between subglacial boundary conditions and the behavior of ice sheets, ice shelves, and snow cover in the past, present, and future remain elusive, and their integration into numerical modeling frameworks could be enhanced.
This session aims to consolidate research that deepens our knowledge of the interactions between the solid Earth and the overlying ice sheets, shelves, and glaciers through the use of remote sensing, airborne, ground-based, and time-lapse measurements. Key boundary conditions of interest include, but are not limited to, subglacial topography, sub-ice shelf bathymetry, geothermal heat flux, subglacial geology, basal sediment and water distribution, and ice thickness estimation, including studies on the Snow Water Equivalent. We also welcome studies assessing uncertainty quantification in geophysical problems and/or focused on addressing significant geological and geophysical data gaps in the continental shelf or inland regions.