Calving Giant Icebergs: Old Principles, New Applications

Earth-orbiting satellites can now monitor calving of large icebergs from ice shelves bordering the marine West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and recent calving events have stimulated interest in calving mechanisms. To advance this interest pioneering work in brittle and ductile fracture mechanics is reviewed...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Kenneally, James P., Huges, Terence J.
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Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2006
Subjects:
climate
glaciology
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Earth Sciences
Antarc*
Antarctic
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelves
Iceberg*
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/20
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102006000459
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spelling ftmaineuniv:oai:digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu:ers_facpub-1019 2024-09-15T17:41:02+00:00 Calving Giant Icebergs: Old Principles, New Applications Kenneally, James P. Huges, Terence J. 2006-09-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/20 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102006000459 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1019/viewcontent/hughes_18_409_419.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@UMaine https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/20 doi:10.1017/S0954102006000459 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1019/viewcontent/hughes_18_409_419.pdf This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Earth Science Faculty Scholarship climate glaciology West Antarctic Ice Sheet Earth Sciences text 2006 ftmaineuniv https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102006000459 2024-07-24T05:38:40Z Earth-orbiting satellites can now monitor calving of large icebergs from ice shelves bordering the marine West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and recent calving events have stimulated interest in calving mechanisms. To advance this interest pioneering work in brittle and ductile fracture mechanics is reviewed, leading to a new application to calving of giant icebergs from Antarctic ice shelves. The aim is to view iceberg calving as more than terminal events for Antarctic ice when glaciologists lose interest. Instead calving launches Antarctic ice into the larger dynamic system of Earth's climate machine. This encourages a holistic approach to glaciology. Text Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Shelves Iceberg* The University of Maine: DigitalCommons@UMaine Antarctic Science 18 3 409 419
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glaciology
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Earth Sciences
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glaciology
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Earth Sciences
Kenneally, James P.
Huges, Terence J.
Calving Giant Icebergs: Old Principles, New Applications
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glaciology
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Earth Sciences
description Earth-orbiting satellites can now monitor calving of large icebergs from ice shelves bordering the marine West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and recent calving events have stimulated interest in calving mechanisms. To advance this interest pioneering work in brittle and ductile fracture mechanics is reviewed, leading to a new application to calving of giant icebergs from Antarctic ice shelves. The aim is to view iceberg calving as more than terminal events for Antarctic ice when glaciologists lose interest. Instead calving launches Antarctic ice into the larger dynamic system of Earth's climate machine. This encourages a holistic approach to glaciology.
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title_fullStr Calving Giant Icebergs: Old Principles, New Applications
title_full_unstemmed Calving Giant Icebergs: Old Principles, New Applications
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