TY - JOUR
T1 - Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
AU - Jansen, D.
AU - Luckman, A. J.
AU - Cook, A.
AU - Bevan, S.
AU - Kulessa, B.
AU - Hubbard, B.
AU - Holland, P. R.
N1 - Brief Communication.
Publisher Copyright:© Author(s) 2015.
The author was not affiliated to SAMS at the time of publication
PY - 2015/6/15
Y1 - 2015/6/15
N2 - An established rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, formerly constrained by a suture zone containing marine ice, grew rapidly during 2014 and is likely in the near future to generate the largest calving event since the 1980s and result in a new minimum area for the ice shelf. Here we investigate the recent development of the rift, quantify the projected calving event and, using a numerical model, assess its likely impact on ice shelf stability. We find that the ice front is at risk of becoming unstable when the anticipated calving event occurs.
AB - An established rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, formerly constrained by a suture zone containing marine ice, grew rapidly during 2014 and is likely in the near future to generate the largest calving event since the 1980s and result in a new minimum area for the ice shelf. Here we investigate the recent development of the rift, quantify the projected calving event and, using a numerical model, assess its likely impact on ice shelf stability. We find that the ice front is at risk of becoming unstable when the anticipated calving event occurs.
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U2 - 10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015
DO - 10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929321512
SN - 1994-0416
VL - 9
SP - 1223
EP - 1227
JO - Cryosphere
JF - Cryosphere
IS - 3
ER -