Historical observations of Prince Gustav Ice Shelf
Abstract Prince Gustav Ice Shelf, situated between James Ross Island and Trinity Peninsula at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica, has retreated rapidly between 1989 and 1995. This paper re-examines historical accounts of the area and plots the position of the ice shelf at v...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400025389 2024-03-03T08:38:34+00:00 Historical observations of Prince Gustav Ice Shelf Cooper, A.P.R. 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400025389 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400025389 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 33, issue 187, page 285-294 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1997 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400025389 2024-02-08T08:48:29Z Abstract Prince Gustav Ice Shelf, situated between James Ross Island and Trinity Peninsula at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica, has retreated rapidly between 1989 and 1995. This paper re-examines historical accounts of the area and plots the position of the ice shelf at various times, from 1843 onwards. These results show that an episode of rapid retreat between 1957 and 1959 preceded the recent rapid retreat, and that the ice shelf has been retreating for most of the period since 1843. The mechanisms underlying the two periods of rapid retreat are considered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Ice Shelf James Ross Island Polar Record Prince Gustav Ice Shelf Ross Island West Antarctica Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula West Antarctica Ross Island Trinity Peninsula ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-63.500,-63.500) Prince Gustav Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-58.250,-58.250,-64.200,-64.200) Polar Record 33 187 285 294 |
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Abstract Prince Gustav Ice Shelf, situated between James Ross Island and Trinity Peninsula at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica, has retreated rapidly between 1989 and 1995. This paper re-examines historical accounts of the area and plots the position of the ice shelf at various times, from 1843 onwards. These results show that an episode of rapid retreat between 1957 and 1959 preceded the recent rapid retreat, and that the ice shelf has been retreating for most of the period since 1843. The mechanisms underlying the two periods of rapid retreat are considered. |
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Historical observations of Prince Gustav Ice Shelf |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Ice Shelf James Ross Island Polar Record Prince Gustav Ice Shelf Ross Island West Antarctica |
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