Three-decade spatial patterns in surface mass balance of the Nivlisen Ice Shelf, central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Bhanu Pratap, Rahul Dey, Kenichi Matsuoka, Geir Moholdt, Katrin Lindbäck, Vikram Goel, C. M. Laluraj, Meloth Thamban
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Ground-penetrating radar; ice core; ice rise; ice shelf; surface mass balance; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Nivlisen; Djupranen; Leningradkollen; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.93; https://doaj.org/article/74e9e87394ea4ab4b585e28290bb281d

The coastal Droning Maud Land in East Antarctica is characterized by small ice shelves with numbers of promontories and locally grounded isles, both called ice rises. These ice rises are typically dome-shaped and surface elevations are hundreds of meters above the surrounding ice shelves, which caus...