A deep subglacial embayment adjacent to the grounding line of Institute Ice Stream, West Antarctica

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Jeofry, Hafeez, Ross, Neil, Corr, Hugh F.J., Li, Jilu, Gogineni, Prasad, Siegert, Martin J.
• Other Authors: Siegert, M.J., Jamieson, S.S.R., White, D.A.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2017
• Subjects: Institute Ice Stream; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517226/; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP461.11

The Institute Ice Stream (IIS) in West Antarctica may be increasingly vulnerable to melting at the grounding line through modifications in ocean circulation. Understanding such change requires knowledge of grounding-line boundary conditions, including the topography on which it rests. Here, we discu...