Bathymetric and oceanic controls on Abbot Ice Shelf thickness and stability

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J. R. Cochran, S. S. Jacobs, K. J. Tinto, R. E. Bell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: geo; envir; Abbot Ice Shelf; Cosgrove Ice Shelf; Southern Ocean; Thurston; Thurston Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; NASA Operation IceBridge (OIB); The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-877-2014; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/877/2014/tc-8-877-2014.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/665642d8bcb54691a4e9aff7a32b6ba1

Ice shelves play key roles in stabilizing Antarctica's ice sheets, maintaining its high albedo and returning freshwater to the Southern Ocean. Improved data sets of ice shelf draft and underlying bathymetry are important for assessing ocean–ice interactions and modeling ice response to climate...