Retreating Glacier Fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the Past Half-Century
The continued retreat of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula has been widely attributed to recent atmospheric warming, but there is little published work describing changes in glacier margin positions. We present trends in 244 marine glacier fronts on the peninsula and associated islands over the...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1104235 2024-06-23T07:46:29+00:00 Retreating Glacier Fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the Past Half-Century Cook, A. J. Fox, A. J. Vaughan, D. G. Ferrigno, J. G. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1104235 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1104235 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 308, issue 5721, page 541-544 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2005 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1104235 2024-06-13T04:01:31Z The continued retreat of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula has been widely attributed to recent atmospheric warming, but there is little published work describing changes in glacier margin positions. We present trends in 244 marine glacier fronts on the peninsula and associated islands over the past 61 years. Of these glaciers, 87% have retreated and a clear boundary between mean advance and retreat has migrated progressively southward. The pattern is broadly compatible with retreat driven by atmospheric warming, but the rapidity of the migration suggests that this may not be the sole driver of glacier retreat in this region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelves AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Marine Glacier ENVELOPE(-78.746,-78.746,82.286,82.286) The Antarctic Science 308 5721 541 544 |
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The continued retreat of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula has been widely attributed to recent atmospheric warming, but there is little published work describing changes in glacier margin positions. We present trends in 244 marine glacier fronts on the peninsula and associated islands over the past 61 years. Of these glaciers, 87% have retreated and a clear boundary between mean advance and retreat has migrated progressively southward. The pattern is broadly compatible with retreat driven by atmospheric warming, but the rapidity of the migration suggests that this may not be the sole driver of glacier retreat in this region. |
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Cook, A. J. Fox, A. J. Vaughan, D. G. Ferrigno, J. G. |
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Cook, A. J. Fox, A. J. Vaughan, D. G. Ferrigno, J. G. Retreating Glacier Fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the Past Half-Century |
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Cook, A. J. Fox, A. J. Vaughan, D. G. Ferrigno, J. G. |
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Retreating Glacier Fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the Past Half-Century |
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Retreating Glacier Fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the Past Half-Century |
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retreating glacier fronts on the antarctic peninsula over the past half-century |
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