Laser altimetry reveals significant decadal variability of Siple Coast ice streams, West Antarctica in 1997-2023

• Main Authors: Csatho, B., Schenk, T., Narkevic, A., van der Veen, C., Schlegel, N., Medley, B.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Kamb Ice Stream; Mercer; Mercer Ice Stream; Ross Ice Shelf; Siple; Siple Coast; Transantarctic Mountains; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5021258

The Siple Coast ice streams draining the West Antarctica Ice Sheet (WAIS) into the Ross Ice Shelf exhibit significant decadal to millennium-scale variability, including the complete shutdown of the Kamb Ice Stream, suggesting a complex response to a warming climate. Here we present a new elevation c...