Modeling seasonal-to-decadal ocean–cryosphere interactions along the Sabrina Coast, East Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: K. Kusahara, D. Hirano, M. Fujii, A. D. Fraser, T. Tamura, K. Mizobata, G. D. Williams, S. Aoki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2024
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Moscow University Ice Shelf; Sabrina Coast; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice; The Cryosphere; Totten Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-43-2024; https://doaj.org/article/0c447d8049df4dff94e53bd779763645

The Totten Ice Shelf (TIS) and Moscow University Ice Shelf (MUIS), along the Sabrina Coast of Wilkes Land, are the floating seaward terminuses of the second-largest freshwater reservoir in the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Being a marine ice sheet, it is vulnerable to the surrounding ocean conditions. R...