Glaciological history and structural evolution of the Shackleton Ice Shelf system, East Antarctica, over the past 60 years

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Thompson, Sarah S., Kulessa, Bernd, Luckman, Adrian, Halpin, Jacqueline A., Greenbaum, Jamin S., Pelle, Tyler, Habbal, Feras, Guo, Jingxue, Jong, Lenneke M., Roberts, Jason L., Sun, Bo, Blankenship, Donald D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Denman Glacier; East Antarctica; Shackleton; Shackleton Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Scott Glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-157-2023; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00064490; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00063260/tc-17-157-2023.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/157/2023/tc-17-157-2023.pdf

The discovery of Antarctica's deepest subglacial trough beneath the Denman Glacier, combined with high rates of basal melt at the grounding line, has caused significant concern over its vulnerability to retreat. Recent attention has therefore been focusing on understanding the controls driving...