Recent unpinning and calving front retreat of Pine Island Glacier documented by new bathymetric and satellite data

• Main Authors: Arndt, Jan Erik, Larter, Robert D., Friedl, Peter, Gohl, Karsten, Höppner, Kathrin, PS104, Shipboard Scientific Party
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; Pine Island; Pine Island Glacier
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/45590/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.51754

Pine Island Glacier currently experiences the largest negative ice sheet mass balance in comparison to other outlet glaciers in Antarctica and hence is the largest contributor to modern sea-level rise. Ice loss of this glacial outlet and neighbouring ones has increased greatly over the recent decade...