Tide induced velocity fluctuations in the grounding zone of Darwin Glacier, Antarctica, Revealed by GNSS and SAR satellite data.

• Main Author: Scheffler, Ekkehard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Ross Ice Shelf; Transantarctic Mountains; Darwin Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/6188; https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/15629

Flow velocities and flow variations of Antarctic glaciers play an important role in Antarctica's mass balance and global sea level change. Oceanic tides are known to influence ice dynamics of outlet glaciers where they become afloat. The Darwin Glacier in the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM), Ant...