Basal mass balance and prevalence of ice tongues in the Western ross sea

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Rodrigo Gomez-Fell, Oliver J. Marsh, Wolfgang Rack, Christian T. Wild, Heather Purdie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: Antarctica; Ross Sea; ice tongue; melt rate; mass balance; ICESat-2; Science; Q; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Drygalski; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1057761; https://doaj.org/article/f8db67f46886455991fdd69265135ce2

Ice tongues at the fringes of the Antarctic ice sheet lose mass primarily through both basal melting and calving. They are sensitive to ocean conditions which can weaken the ice both mechanically or through thinning. Ice tongues, which are laterally unconfined, are likely to be particularly sensitiv...