Two decades of dynamic change and progressive destabilization on the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: K. E. Alley, C. T. Wild, A. Luckman, T. A. Scambos, M. Truffer, E. C. Pettit, A. Muto, B. Wallin, M. Klinger, T. Sutterley, S. F. Child, C. Hulen, J. T. M. Lenaerts, M. Maclennan, E. Keenan, D. Dunmire
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Thwaites Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5187-2021; https://doaj.org/article/fb9d35adb3504645b195a11825bf7836

The Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (TEIS) buttresses the eastern grounded portion of Thwaites Glacier through contact with a pinning point at its seaward limit. Loss of this ice shelf will promote further acceleration of Thwaites Glacier. Understanding the dynamic controls and structural integrity of th...