Enhanced summer melting over West Antarctic ice shelves during 1998-2018

• Main Authors: Deb, P., Bromwich, D., Orr, A.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Pacific; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelves; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5021281

Using satellite measurements of surface melt and output from MetUM simulations at a spatial resolution of 12 km, we report enhanced surface melting in summer (December-January-February) over several West Antarctic ice shelves during summer season since the late 1990s. Significant positive trends wer...