Detecting high spatial variability of ice shelf basal mass balance, Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Berger, R. Drews, V. Helm, S. Sun, F. Pattyn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Roi Baudouin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2675-2017; https://doaj.org/article/26167eb2994544408941123dea2a7118

Ice shelves control the dynamic mass loss of ice sheets through buttressing and their integrity depends on the spatial variability of their basal mass balance (BMB), i.e. the difference between refreezing and melting. Here, we present an improved technique – based on satellite observations – to capt...