Short-term mass changes and retreat of the Ecology and Sphinx glacier system, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Sobota, Ireneusz, Kejna, Marek, Araźny, Andrzej
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Sphinx; Sphinx Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102015000188; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102015000188

Abstract This study investigated the mass balance, melting, near-surface ice thermal structure and meteorological conditions of the Ecology and Sphinx glacier system (ESGS), located on King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula. The study also analysed the role of climate change in glacial retreat of t...