RIPPLE MARKS—The Story Behind the Story

Larsen A, it was called, the smallest and most northerly of the three Larsen ice shelves that once extended from the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to the western Weddell Sea. An ice shelf is the continuation of a glacier that extends over and floats atop the sea. In January 1995, Larsen A...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Oceanography
Main Author: Cheryl Lyn Dybas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2013
Subjects:
sponges
Larsen A
Antarctic ice shelf
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Weddell Sea
Weddell
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.84
https://doaj.org/article/172c01275af448a1be68348ca4c11a39
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Summary:Larsen A, it was called, the smallest and most northerly of the three Larsen ice shelves that once extended from the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to the western Weddell Sea. An ice shelf is the continuation of a glacier that extends over and floats atop the sea. In January 1995, Larsen A collapsed during a storm. The 2,000 km2 ice area fell into the sea.

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