Recent acceleration of Denman Glacier (1972–2017), East Antarctica, driven by grounding line retreat and changes in ice tongue configuration

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: B. W. J. Miles, J. R. Jordan, C. R. Stokes, S. S. R. Jamieson, G. H. Gudmundsson, A. Jenkins
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; East Antarctica; Denman Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-663-2021; https://doaj.org/article/35c3f50e118b4e299c3c4f9d2e98cc01

After Totten, Denman Glacier is the largest contributor to sea level rise in East Antarctica. Denman's catchment contains an ice volume equivalent to 1.5 m of global sea level and sits in the Aurora Subglacial Basin (ASB). Geological evidence of this basin's sensitivity to past warm period...