Spatial and temporal variations in basal melting at Nivlisen ice shelf, East Antarctica, derived from phase-sensitive radars

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Lindbäck, Katrin, Moholdt, Geir, Nicholls, Keith W., Hattermann, Tore, Pratap, Bhanu, Thamban, Meloth, Matsuoka, Kenichi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Dronning Maud Land; Nivlisen; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2579-2019; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00041112; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00040734/tc-13-2579-2019.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/13/2579/2019/tc-13-2579-2019.pdf

Thinning rates of ice shelves vary widely around Antarctica, and basal melting is a major component of ice shelf mass loss. In this study, we present records of basal melting at a unique spatial and temporal resolution for East Antarctica, derived from autonomous phase-sensitive radars. These record...