Ice shelf break-up and ecosystem loss in the Canadian high arctic

• Published in: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
• Main Authors: Mueller, D. (Derek), Evincent, W. (Warwick), Jeffries, M.O. (Martin O.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Arctic; Mueller; Ward Hunt Ice Shelf; Climate change; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/25886; https://doi.org/10.1029/2003EO490004

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...