Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability

An established rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, formerly constrained by a suture zone containing marine ice, grew rapidly during 2014 and is likely in the near future to generate the largest calving event since the 1980s and result in a new minimum area for the ice shelf. Here we investigate the rece...

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Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: Jansen, Daniela, Luckman, Adrian J., Cook, Alison, Bevan, Suzanne, Kulessa, Bernd, Hubbard, Bryn, Holland, Paul
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH 2015
Subjects:
Ice Shelf
The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/
https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/1/Jansen2015.pdf
http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1223/2015/
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669.d001
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spelling ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:38235 2024-09-15T18:12:36+00:00 Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability Jansen, Daniela Luckman, Adrian J. Cook, Alison Bevan, Suzanne Kulessa, Bernd Hubbard, Bryn Holland, Paul 2015-06-15 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/1/Jansen2015.pdf http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1223/2015/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669.d001 unknown COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/1/Jansen2015.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669.d001 Jansen, D. orcid:0000-0002-4412-5820 , Luckman, A. J. , Cook, A. , Bevan, S. , Kulessa, B. , Hubbard, B. and Holland, P. (2015) Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability , The Cryosphere, 9 , pp. 1223-1227 . doi:10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015 <https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015> , hdl:10013/epic.45669 EPIC3The Cryosphere, COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 9, pp. 1223-1227, ISSN: 1994-0416 Article isiRev 2015 ftawi https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015 2024-06-24T04:12:21Z An established rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, formerly constrained by a suture zone containing marine ice, grew rapidly during 2014 and is likely in the near future to generate the largest calving event since the 1980s and result in a new minimum area for the ice shelf. Here we investigate the recent development of the rift, quantify the projected calving event and, using a numerical model, assess its likely impact on ice shelf stability. We find that the ice front is at risk of becoming unstable when the anticipated calving event occurs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Shelf The Cryosphere Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) The Cryosphere 9 3 1223 1227
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description An established rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, formerly constrained by a suture zone containing marine ice, grew rapidly during 2014 and is likely in the near future to generate the largest calving event since the 1980s and result in a new minimum area for the ice shelf. Here we investigate the recent development of the rift, quantify the projected calving event and, using a numerical model, assess its likely impact on ice shelf stability. We find that the ice front is at risk of becoming unstable when the anticipated calving event occurs.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Jansen, Daniela
Luckman, Adrian J.
Cook, Alison
Bevan, Suzanne
Kulessa, Bernd
Hubbard, Bryn
Holland, Paul
spellingShingle Jansen, Daniela
Luckman, Adrian J.
Cook, Alison
Bevan, Suzanne
Kulessa, Bernd
Hubbard, Bryn
Holland, Paul
Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
author_facet Jansen, Daniela
Luckman, Adrian J.
Cook, Alison
Bevan, Suzanne
Kulessa, Bernd
Hubbard, Bryn
Holland, Paul
author_sort Jansen, Daniela
title Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
title_short Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
title_full Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
title_fullStr Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
title_full_unstemmed Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
title_sort brief communication: newly developing rift in larsen c ice shelf presents significant risk to stability
publisher COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
publishDate 2015
url https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/
https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38235/1/Jansen2015.pdf
http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1223/2015/
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45669.d001
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The Cryosphere
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The Cryosphere
op_source EPIC3The Cryosphere, COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 9, pp. 1223-1227, ISSN: 1994-0416
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Jansen, D. orcid:0000-0002-4412-5820 , Luckman, A. J. , Cook, A. , Bevan, S. , Kulessa, B. , Hubbard, B. and Holland, P. (2015) Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability , The Cryosphere, 9 , pp. 1223-1227 . doi:10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015 <https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015> , hdl:10013/epic.45669
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