Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data
Abstract Ice shelves fringing Antarctica are sensitive indicators of climate change due to the direct interface with the atmosphere and ocean. Meltwater induced by atmospheric warming percolates from the surface into hydrofractures and affects shelf stability. Surface melting reduces the microwave b...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102014000832 2024-04-07T07:46:07+00:00 Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data Oza, Sandip Rashmikant 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102014000832 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102014000832 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 27, issue 4, page 403-410 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2015 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102014000832 2024-03-08T00:35:46Z Abstract Ice shelves fringing Antarctica are sensitive indicators of climate change due to the direct interface with the atmosphere and ocean. Meltwater induced by atmospheric warming percolates from the surface into hydrofractures and affects shelf stability. Surface melting reduces the microwave backscattering; thus backscatter data is useful in melt monitoring. The Ku-band scatterometer derived melting index (MI) was utilized to assess the decadal (2000–10) variability observed over Antarctic ice shelves. The low intensity melting observed over large ice shelves and high intensity melting observed over the Larsen, Amery, West and Shackleton ice shelves are discussed. A correlation of around 93% was observed between MI variation and rift propagation over Amery Ice Shelf. The El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) correlation with MI was also investigated. The paper highlights that scatterometer derived information has the potential to assess meltwater production and rift propagation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Cambridge University Press Antarctic Shackleton Amery ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) Amery Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) Antarctic Science 27 4 403 410 |
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Abstract Ice shelves fringing Antarctica are sensitive indicators of climate change due to the direct interface with the atmosphere and ocean. Meltwater induced by atmospheric warming percolates from the surface into hydrofractures and affects shelf stability. Surface melting reduces the microwave backscattering; thus backscatter data is useful in melt monitoring. The Ku-band scatterometer derived melting index (MI) was utilized to assess the decadal (2000–10) variability observed over Antarctic ice shelves. The low intensity melting observed over large ice shelves and high intensity melting observed over the Larsen, Amery, West and Shackleton ice shelves are discussed. A correlation of around 93% was observed between MI variation and rift propagation over Amery Ice Shelf. The El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) correlation with MI was also investigated. The paper highlights that scatterometer derived information has the potential to assess meltwater production and rift propagation. |
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Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data |
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Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data |
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Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data |
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Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data |
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Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data |
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spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102014000832 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102014000832 |
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ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) |
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Antarctic Shackleton Amery Amery Ice Shelf |
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Antarctic Shackleton Amery Amery Ice Shelf |
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Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Ice Shelf Ice Shelves |
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Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Ice Shelf Ice Shelves |
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Antarctic Science volume 27, issue 4, page 403-410 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 |
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