Ocean tide influences on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets
Ocean tides are the main source of high‐frequency variability in the vertical and horizontal
motion of ice sheets near their marine margins. Floating ice shelves, which occupy about …
motion of ice sheets near their marine margins. Floating ice shelves, which occupy about …
Antarctic ice shelf disintegration triggered by sea ice loss and ocean swell
Understanding the causes of recent catastrophic ice shelf disintegrations is a crucial step
towards improving coupled models of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and predicting its future state …
towards improving coupled models of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and predicting its future state …
Remote sensing of glacier and ice sheet grounding lines: A review
The precise positioning and long-term monitoring of the grounding line, forming the
boundary between grounded and floating ice of marine ice sheets and tidewater glaciers, is …
boundary between grounded and floating ice of marine ice sheets and tidewater glaciers, is …
Antarctic bottom water from the Adélie and George V Land coast, East Antarctica (140–149 E)
GD Williams, S Aoki, SS Jacobs… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We report on observations of dense shelf water overflows and Antarctic Bottom Water
(AABW) formation along the continental margin of the Adélie and George V Land coast …
(AABW) formation along the continental margin of the Adélie and George V Land coast …
Formation and export of dense shelf water from the Adélie Depression, East Antarctica
Coastal polynyas in the Adélie Depression are an important source of Antarctic Bottom
Water to the Australian‐Antarctic Basin. We present time series (April 1998 to May 1999 and …
Water to the Australian‐Antarctic Basin. We present time series (April 1998 to May 1999 and …
Parker Ice Tongue collapse, Antarctica, triggered by loss of stabilizing land‐fast sea ice
After a likely multi‐century period of intermittent calving, the full length of Parker Ice Tongue
(18 km or 41 km2), calved in March 2020 co‐incident with repeated summer break‐outs of …
(18 km or 41 km2), calved in March 2020 co‐incident with repeated summer break‐outs of …
Glaciological advances made with interferometric synthetic aperture radar
I Joughin, BE Smith, W Abdalati - Journal of Glaciology, 2010 - cambridge.org
Spaceborne interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) techniques for measuring ice
flow velocity and topography have developed rapidly over the last decade and a half …
flow velocity and topography have developed rapidly over the last decade and a half …
Examining the interaction between multi‐year landfast sea ice and the Mertz Glacier Tongue, East Antarctica: Another factor in ice sheet stability?
RA Massom, AB Giles, HA Fricker… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Mertz Glacier tongue (MGT), East Antarctica, has a large area of multi‐year fast sea ice
(MYFI) attached to its eastern edge. We use various satellite data sets to study the extent …
(MYFI) attached to its eastern edge. We use various satellite data sets to study the extent …
Accurate coastal DEM generation by merging ASTER GDEM and ICESat/GLAS data over Mertz Glacier, Antarctica
Mertz Glacier (MG) calved in February 2010 and a 70-years' calving cycle of MG was
reported recently because of the shallow Mertz Bank. To better investigate the calving …
reported recently because of the shallow Mertz Bank. To better investigate the calving …
Structural and environmental controls on Antarctic ice shelf rift propagation inferred from satellite monitoring
Iceberg calving from ice shelves accounts for nearly half of the mass loss from the Antarctic
Ice Sheet, yet our understanding of this process is limited. The precursor to iceberg calving …
Ice Sheet, yet our understanding of this process is limited. The precursor to iceberg calving …