Atmospheric triggers of the Brunt Ice Shelf calving in February 2021

• Main Authors: Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Mattingly, K., Marsh, O., Lhermitte, S., Cherif, C.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Brunt Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5016109

The calving of Antarctic ice shelves remains unpredictable to date due to a lack of understanding of the role of the different climatic components in such events. In this presentation, the role of atmospheric forcing in the calving of the Brunt Ice Shelf (BIS) in the Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica...