Supraglacial debris along the front of the Larsen-A Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: EVANS, JEFFREY, COFAIGH, COLM Ó
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2003
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cape Fairweather; Fairweather; Nordenskjöld; Nordenskjöld Coast; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102003001615; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102003001615

Semi-continuous, linear accumulations of poorly-sorted debris are present on the surface of the remnant Larsen-A Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. These accumulations form a complex of debris bands extending parallel to the front of the ice shelf for several kilometres. Landsat imagery shows that the...