Bathymetric controls on calving processes at Pine Island Glacier

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: J. E. Arndt, R. D. Larter, P. Friedl, K. Gohl, K. Höppner, the Science Team of Expedition PS104
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Pine Island Glacier; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2039-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/2039/2018/tc-12-2039-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/681723af0d884291bc7ac7577d540ec4

Pine Island Glacier is the largest current Antarctic contributor to sea-level rise. Its ice loss has substantially increased over the last 25 years through thinning, acceleration and grounding line retreat. However, the calving line positions of the stabilising ice shelf did not show any trend withi...