Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry
Abstract We employ a time series of Sentinel‐1 differential radar interferometry data from 2018 to detect the variability in grounding line position of the Fisher, Mellor, and Lambert glaciers, which drain about 47 billion tons of ice per year from East Antarctica. We observe kilometer‐scale tidal m...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a3e4113c04ff4ddea565b9547749efbf 2024-09-15T17:38:42+00:00 Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry Hanning Chen Eric Rignot Bernd Scheuchl Shivani Ehrenfeucht 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102430 https://doaj.org/article/a3e4113c04ff4ddea565b9547749efbf EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102430 https://doaj.org/toc/0094-8276 https://doaj.org/toc/1944-8007 1944-8007 0094-8276 doi:10.1029/2022GL102430 https://doaj.org/article/a3e4113c04ff4ddea565b9547749efbf Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 50, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2023) Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102430 2024-08-05T17:49:23Z Abstract We employ a time series of Sentinel‐1 differential radar interferometry data from 2018 to detect the variability in grounding line position of the Fisher, Mellor, and Lambert glaciers, which drain about 47 billion tons of ice per year from East Antarctica. We observe kilometer‐scale tidal migration, two orders of magnitude larger than expected for ice flowing over a hard bed. The migration is not in phase with changes in oceanic tide. In two estuaries underlaid by subglacial channels, we observe two states of migration that switch on and off over time scales of several weeks. The range of vertical motion reveals a water column thickness of 2–20 cm. Such intrusions of seawater over wide grounding zones are not accounted for in physical models. Including them will add vigorous melting of grounded ice that will enhance the sensitivity of glaciers to ocean warming and increase projections of mass loss. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geophysical Research Letters 50 6 |
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Abstract We employ a time series of Sentinel‐1 differential radar interferometry data from 2018 to detect the variability in grounding line position of the Fisher, Mellor, and Lambert glaciers, which drain about 47 billion tons of ice per year from East Antarctica. We observe kilometer‐scale tidal migration, two orders of magnitude larger than expected for ice flowing over a hard bed. The migration is not in phase with changes in oceanic tide. In two estuaries underlaid by subglacial channels, we observe two states of migration that switch on and off over time scales of several weeks. The range of vertical motion reveals a water column thickness of 2–20 cm. Such intrusions of seawater over wide grounding zones are not accounted for in physical models. Including them will add vigorous melting of grounded ice that will enhance the sensitivity of glaciers to ocean warming and increase projections of mass loss. |
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Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry |
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Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry |
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Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry |
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Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry |
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Grounding Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, From Differential Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Interferometry |
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grounding zone of amery ice shelf, antarctica, from differential synthetic‐aperture radar interferometry |
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Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf |
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