The Equilibrium State of the Eastern Half of the Ross Ice Shelf

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Thomas, Robert H., Bentley, Charles R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1978
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Antarctic; Ross Ice Shelf; Roosevelt Island; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000020906; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000020906

Abstract Measurements of ice thickness, velocity, snow accumulation rates, and surface strain-rates are used to examine the state of equilibrium of three flow bands of the Ross Ice Shelf. The analysis gives the rate of thickening of the ice shelf in terms of the basal freezing rate, which is unknown...