Observed interannual changes beneath Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf linked to large-scale atmospheric circulation

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Hattermann, T., Nicholls, K.W., Hellmer, H., Davis, P.E.D., Janout, M.A., Østerhus, S., Schlosser, E., Rohardt, G., Kanzow, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Research 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Amundsen Sea; Ronne Ice Shelf; Achilles Heel; Antarc*; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530381/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530381/1/s41467-021-23131-x.pdf; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23131-x

Floating ice shelves are the Achilles’ heel of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. They limit Antarctica’s contribution to global sea level rise, yet they can be rapidly melted from beneath by a warming ocean. At Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, a decline in sea ice formation may increase basal melt rates and acceler...