Examining Arctic ice shelves prior to 2008 breakup

• Published in: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
• Main Authors: Mueller, D.R., Copland, L., Hamilton, A., Stern, D.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Ellesmere Island; Markham; Ward Hunt Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Markham Ice Shelf; Serson Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://curve.carleton.ca/d04f2fc3-05dd-4825-91c8-70659b649a81; https://doi.org/10.1029/2008EO490002; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2008EO490002/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley%20Online%20Library%20will%20be%20unavailable%20for%20up%20to%203%20hours%20on%20Saturday%2019th%20March%202016%20from%20%2011%3A00-14%3A00%20GMT%20/%2007%3A00-10%3A00%20EDT%20/%2019%3A00-22%3A00%20SGT%20for%20essential%20maintenance.%20%20Apologies%20for%20the%20inconvenience.

The last time researchers stood on the surface of the Serson Ice Shelf, at the northern end of Ellesmere Island, Canada, it was a chilly 26°C April day in 2008. On a relatively warm 8°C day 3 months later, the ice shelf began to break apart and within 3 weeks lost 122 square kilometers (60%) of its...