Journey of an Arctic ice island

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Crawford, Anna J., Wadhams, Peter, Wagner, Till, Stern, Alon, Abrahamsen, Paul, Bates, C. Richard, Church, Ian, Nicholls, Kieth
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews.School of Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews.Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies, University of St Andrews.Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland, University of St Andrews.Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews.St Andrews Sustainability Institute, University of St Andrews.School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews.Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: NDAS; Arctic; Clyde River; Greenland; Nunavut; glacier; Petermann glacier; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9184; https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.30

In August 2010, a 253 km2 ice island calved from the floating glacial tongue of Petermann Glacier in Northwest Greenland. Petermann Ice Island (PII)-B, a large fragment of this original ice island, is the most intensively observed ice island in recent decades. We chronicle PII-B’s deterioration over...