Slowdown of Shirase Glacier, East Antarctica, caused by strengthening alongshore winds

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Miles, Bertie W. J., Stokes, Chris R., Jenkins, Adrian, Jordan, Jim R., Jamieson, Stewart S. R., Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Shirase Glacier; West Antarctica; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Enderby Land; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-445-2023; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/445/2023/

Around large parts of West Antarctica and in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, increased wind-forced intrusions of modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW) onto the continental shelf have been associated with mass loss over the last few decades. Despite considerable seasonal variability, observations in 2...