Surface melt and ponding on Larsen C Ice shelf and the impact of foehn winds

A common precursor to ice shelf disintegration, most notably that of Larsen B Ice Shelf, is unusually intense or prolonged surface melt and the presence of surface standing water. However, there has been little research into detailed patterns of melt on ice shelves or the nature of summer melt ponds...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Luckman, Adrian, Elvidge, Andrew, Jansen, Daniela, Kulessa, Bernd, Kuipers-Munneke, Peter, King, John, Barrand, Nick
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
Subjects:
Asar
Cabinet Inlet
Antarctic Science
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503295/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503295/1/Luckman.pdf

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