The nature of ice intermittently accreted at the base of Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, assessed using phase‐sensitive radar

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Vaňková, Irena, Nicholls, Keith W., Corr, Hugh F.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2021
• Subjects: Ronne Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531099/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531099/1/2021JC017290.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JC017290

In-situ phase-sensitive radar measurements from the Ronne Ice Shelf (RIS) reveal evidence of intermittent basal accretion periods at several sites that are melting in the long-term mean. Periods when ice is accreted at the ice-shelf base coincide with a decrease in the amplitude of the basal return...