Calving and rifting on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica ...

• Main Authors: Banwell, AF, Willis, IC, MacDonald, GJ, Goodsell, B, Mayer, DP, Powell, A, MacAyeal, DR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic glaciology; iceberg calving; ice-shelf break-up; ice shelves; Antarctic; McMurdo Ice Shelf; McMurdo Sound; Scott Base; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.10079; https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/266634

ABSTRACTOn 2 March 2016, several small en échelon tabular icebergs calved from the seaward front of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, and a previously inactive rift widened and propagated by ~3 km, ~25% of its previous length, setting the stage for the future calving of a ~14 km 2 iceberg. Within 24 h of these...