Slowdown of Shirase Glacier, East Antarctica, caused by strengthening alongshore winds

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: B. W. J. Miles, C. R. Stokes, A. Jenkins, J. R. Jordan, S. S. R. Jamieson, G. H. Gudmundsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; East Antarctica; West Antarctica; Wilkes Land; Shirase Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Enderby Land; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-445-2023; https://doaj.org/article/ce80afe5b34549b598ca3ee611dd2702

Around large parts of West Antarctica and in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, increased wind-forced intrusions of modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW) onto the continental shelf have been associated with mass loss over the last few decades. Despite considerable seasonal variability, observations in 2...