Bathymetric controls on calving processes at Pine Island Glacier

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Arndt, Jan Erik, Larter, Robert D., Friedl, Peter, Gohl, Karsten, Höppner, Kathrin, the Science Team of Expedition PS104
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; Pine Island Glacier; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2039-2018; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/12/2039/2018/

Pine Island Glacier is the largest current Antarctic contributor to sea-level rise. Its ice loss has substantially increased over the last 25 years through thinning, acceleration and grounding line retreat. However, the calving line positions of the stabilising ice shelf did not show any trend withi...