Halley Research Station, Antarctica: calving risks and monitoring strategies
The British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station is located on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, where it is potentially vulnerable to calving events. Existing historical records show that the Brunt Ice Shelf is currently extended further into the Weddell Sea than it was before its last la...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:503747 2023-05-15T13:48:08+02:00 Halley Research Station, Antarctica: calving risks and monitoring strategies Anderson, R. Jones, D. H. Gudmundsson, G. H. 2014-04-17 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503747/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503747/1/nhess-14-917-2014.pdf en eng Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503747/1/nhess-14-917-2014.pdf Anderson, R.; Jones, D. H.; Gudmundsson, G. H. orcid:0000-0003-4236-5369 . 2014 Halley Research Station, Antarctica: calving risks and monitoring strategies. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 14 (4). 917-927. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-917-2014 <https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-917-2014> cc_by CC-BY Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-917-2014 2023-02-04T19:38:02Z The British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station is located on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, where it is potentially vulnerable to calving events. Existing historical records show that the Brunt Ice Shelf is currently extended further into the Weddell Sea than it was before its last large calving event, so a new calving event may be overdue. We describe three different possible future scenarios for a large-scale calving event on Brunt Ice Shelf, and conclude that the currently most threatening scenario for the Halley Research Station is a calving event on the neighbouring Stancomb–Wills Glacier Tongue, with subsequent detrimental consequences for the stability of the Brunt Ice Shelf. Based on available data, we suggest an increasing likelihood of this scenario occurring after 2020. We furthermore describe ongoing monitoring efforts aimed at giving advanced warning of an imminent calving event. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Brunt Ice Shelf Ice Shelf Stancomb-Wills Glacier Weddell Sea Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Weddell Sea Weddell Brunt Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-22.500,-22.500,-74.750,-74.750) Halley Research Station ENVELOPE(-26.209,-26.209,-75.605,-75.605) Stancomb-Wills Glacier ENVELOPE(-19.000,-19.000,-75.300,-75.300) Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue ENVELOPE(-22.383,-22.383,-74.783,-74.783) Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 14 4 917 927 |
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The British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station is located on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, where it is potentially vulnerable to calving events. Existing historical records show that the Brunt Ice Shelf is currently extended further into the Weddell Sea than it was before its last large calving event, so a new calving event may be overdue. We describe three different possible future scenarios for a large-scale calving event on Brunt Ice Shelf, and conclude that the currently most threatening scenario for the Halley Research Station is a calving event on the neighbouring Stancomb–Wills Glacier Tongue, with subsequent detrimental consequences for the stability of the Brunt Ice Shelf. Based on available data, we suggest an increasing likelihood of this scenario occurring after 2020. We furthermore describe ongoing monitoring efforts aimed at giving advanced warning of an imminent calving event. |
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Halley Research Station, Antarctica: calving risks and monitoring strategies |
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Halley Research Station, Antarctica: calving risks and monitoring strategies |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503747/1/nhess-14-917-2014.pdf Anderson, R.; Jones, D. H.; Gudmundsson, G. H. orcid:0000-0003-4236-5369 . 2014 Halley Research Station, Antarctica: calving risks and monitoring strategies. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 14 (4). 917-927. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-917-2014 <https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-917-2014> |
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