Antarctic high-resolution ice flow mapping and increased mass loss in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica during 2006–2015

• Main Authors: Shen, Qiang, Wang, Hansheng, Shum, Che-Kwan, Jiang, Liming, Hsu, Hou Tse, Dong, Jinglong
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; East Antarctica; Indian; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2017-34; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2017-34/

Substantial accelerated mass loss, extensive dynamic thinning on the periphery, and grounding line retreat in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, have amplified the long-standing concerns on the instability of the Antarctic ice sheet. However, the evolution of the ice sheet and the underlying causes of the...