Analysis of Ice Plains of Filchner/Ronne Ice Shelf Using ICESat Data

• Main Authors: Brunt, Kelly M., Fricker, Helen A., Padman, Laurie
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Ronne Ice Shelf; Foundation Ice Stream; Institute Ice Stream; Antarc*; Antarctica; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110005591

We use repeat-track laser altimeter data from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) to map the grounding zone of Filchner/Ronne Ice Shelf (FRIS), Antarctica. Repeated passes of ICESat reveal ice flexure in the grounding zone occurs as the ice shelf responds to ocean height changes du...