Unveiling spatial variability within the Dotson Melt Channel through high-resolution basal melt rates from the Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Zinck, A.P. (author), Wouters, B. (author), Lambert, Erwin (author), Lhermitte, S.L.M. (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bellingshausen Sea; Dotson Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:66b1c558-f60a-4bed-9b15-6a0a28ef2c6c; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3785-2023

The intrusion of Circumpolar Deep Water in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea embayments of Antarctica causes ice shelves in the region to melt from below, potentially putting their stability at risk. Earlier studies have shown how digital elevation models can be used to obtain ice shelf basal melt...