Dynamic influence of pinning points on marine ice-sheet stability: a numerical study in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: L. Favier, F. Pattyn, S. Berger, R. Drews
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Hansenbreen; Lazarev; Roi Baudouin; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2623-2016; https://doaj.org/article/edb8bee3081643609a1da4d4a8386d26

The East Antarctic ice sheet is likely more stable than its West Antarctic counterpart because its bed is largely lying above sea level. However, the ice sheet in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, contains marine sectors that are in contact with the ocean through overdeepened marine basins inters...