Correlation of recent calving front retreat at Pine Island Glacier to bathymetry

• Main Authors: Arndt, Jan Erik, Larter, Robert D., Friedl, Peter, Gohl, Karsten, Höppner, Kathrin
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; Pine Island; Pine Island Glacier
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/47493/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.cc4b7162-30bb-4930-be39-5eb1c1d72f3c

Pine Island Glacier (PIG) currently experiences the largest negative mass balance in comparison to other outlet glaciers in Antarctica and hence is the largest contributor to modern sea-level rise. Due to the glacier’s topographic setting, a bed that deepens beyond the grounding line to the deep int...