Changes in a Giant Iceberg Created from the Collapse of the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, Derived from Sentinel-1 and CryoSat-2 Data

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Hyangsun Han, Sungjae Lee, Jae-In Kim, Seung Hee Kim, Hyun-cheol Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: iceberg A68A; Larsen C Ice Shelf; Antarctic Peninsula; Sentinel-1; CryoSat-2; MERRA-2; Science; Q; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Merra; Bawden Ice Rise; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11040404; https://doaj.org/article/03e7f357bbf143c0befa1c7b7a4ba31f

The giant tabular iceberg A68 broke away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, in July 2017. The evolution of A68 would have been affected by both the Larsen C Ice Shelf, the surrounding sea ice, and the nearby shallow seafloor. In this study, we analyze the initial evolution of iceberg...