Modelling of rift propagation on Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, and sensitivity to climate change

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Larour, Eric, Rignot, E., Aubry, Denis
• Other Authors: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), Laboratoire de mécanique des sols, structures et matériaux (MSSMat), CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2004
• Subjects: Sar Interferometry; Dynamics; Stream; Crevasses; Front; [SDU.STU.GP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph]; Antarctic; Hemmen Ice Rise; Ronne Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00018884; https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL020077

The calving of icebergs from large Antarctic ice shelves is controlled mainly by the formation and propagation of rifts originating from the side margins of the ice shelf and local areas of grounding. Using InSAR, we observe the evolution of rifts along Hemmen Ice Rise, on Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctic...