Changes in flow of Crosson and Dotson ice shelves, West Antarctica, in response to elevated melt

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: D. A. Lilien, I. Joughin, B. Smith, D. E. Shean
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Kohler Glacier; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1415-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/1415/2018/tc-12-1415-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/e7a8a82e915a4afea36cac0411eb45b7

Crosson and Dotson ice shelves are two of the most rapidly changing outlets in West Antarctica, displaying both significant thinning and grounding-line retreat in recent decades. We used remotely sensed measurements of velocity and ice geometry to investigate the processes controlling their changes...