Analysis of Antarctic Peninsula glacier frontal ablation rates with respect to iceberg melt-inferred variability in ocean conditions

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: M. C. Dryak, E. M. Enderlin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic glaciology; glacier ablation phenomena; icebergs; melt – basal; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Blanchard; Wordie; Wordie Ice Shelf; Crane Glacier; Cadman; Seller Glacier; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2020.21; https://doaj.org/article/148373fe10bb4808b6da4ab3827266f2

Marine-terminating glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) have retreated, accelerated and thinned in response to climate change in recent decades. Ocean warming has been implicated as a trigger for these changes in glacier dynamics, yet little data exist near glacier termini to assess the role of...