Recent rift formation and impact on the structural integrity of the Brunt Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Rydt, Jan, Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar, Nagler, Thomas, Wuite, Jan, King, Edward C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Brunt Ice Shelf; East Antarctica; McDonald Ice Rumples; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-505-2018; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/12/505/2018/

We report on the recent reactivation of a large rift in the Brunt Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, in December 2012 and the formation of a 50 km long new rift in October 2016. Observations from a suite of ground-based and remote sensing instruments between January 2000 and July 2017 were used to track pr...