Understanding of an Iceberg Breaking Off Event Based on Ice-Front Motion Analysis of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica

On 26 September 2019, a massive iceberg broke off the west side of the Amery Ice Shelf (AIS) in East Antarctica. Since 1973, the AIS calving front has steadily advanced at a rate of 1.0 km yr −1 . However, the advancement rate of the central portion of the AIS increased dramatically during 2012–2015...

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Published in:Remote Sensing
Main Authors: Zhaohui Chi, Andrew Klein
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13244983
https://doaj.org/article/4f15b5e8a02143b6899e37ade583f5a2