Surface mass balance monitoring of the peripheral glaciers of the Antarctic Peninsula in the context of regional climate change

Abstract During the second half of the 20th century, the Antarctic Peninsula region has undergone a long and sustained warming period, followed by a shorter but also sustained cooling period, and then a very recent return to warming conditions. All of these have profoundly impacted the glaciers peri...

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Published in:Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors: Navarro, Francisco, Recio-Blitz, Cayetana, Rodríguez-Cielos, Ricardo, Otero, Jaime, Shahateet, Kaian, De Andrés, Eva, Corcuera, María I., Letamendia, Unai, Muñoz-Hermosilla, José M.
Other Authors: Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2022
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Annals of Glaciology
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.18
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0260305523000186
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Summary:Abstract During the second half of the 20th century, the Antarctic Peninsula region has undergone a long and sustained warming period, followed by a shorter but also sustained cooling period, and then a very recent return to warming conditions. All of these have profoundly impacted the glaciers peripheral to the Antarctic Peninsula. This paper focuses on the analysis of the surface mass balance monitoring of such glaciers by the glaciological method, complemented by the analysis of mass-balance estimates by geodetic methods, as well as frontal ablation estimates. We aim to summarize the current knowledge and outline the main challenges faced by investigating the mass balance of such peripheral glaciers and their current contribution to sea-level rise.

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