Ice shelf break-up and ecosystem loss in the Canadian High Arctic

• Published in: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
• Main Authors: Mueller, D.R., Jeffries, M.O., Vincent, W.F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Arctic; Mueller; Ward Hunt Ice Shelf; Climate change; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://curve.carleton.ca/12b23e6a-d9f0-4daa-8a1c-d3b0247b5efb; https://doi.org/10.1029/2003EO490004; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2003EO490004/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.

Over the last 3 years, extensive fractures have appeared in the ∼3000-yr-old Ward Hunt Ice Shelf (83°N,75°W).The largest fracture, a north-south-oriented serpentine feature (Figure l), now forms an obvious dividing line between the west and east sides of the ice shelf. Secondary fractures extending...