Long-term evolution of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, West Antarctica: Insights from 74-year observations and 2022 Hunga-Tonga volcanic tsunami-induced calving

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Zhao, Aiguo, Cheng, Yuan, Fraser, Alexander D., Bennetts, Luke G., Xiao, Haifeng, Liang, Qi, Li, T., Li, Rongxing
• Other Authors: Australian Research Council, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier BV 2024
• Subjects: 2022 Hunga-Tonga volcanic eruption; Tsunami; Sulzberger ice shelf; Calving pattern; Antarctic; West Antarctica; Pacific; Tonga; Sulzberger Ice Shelf; Gage; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/371670; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118958

On January 15, 2022, the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano unleashed a tsunami that rapidly traversed the Pacific Ocean, soon reaching the Sulzberger Ice Shelf (SIS), West Antarctica. In the aftermath, the West Sulzberger Ice Shelf (WSIS) experienced a significant calving event, shedding 106 km of...