Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice Shelf

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: D. Francis, K. S. Mattingly, S. Lhermitte, M. Temimi, P. Heil
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2147-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/2147/2021/tc-15-2147-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/ab631df229a94ab08cddddbf102944ef

Ice shelf instability is one of the main sources of uncertainty in Antarctica's contribution to future sea level rise. Calving events play a crucial role in ice shelf weakening but remain unpredictable, and their governing processes are still poorly understood. In this study, we analyze the une...