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: Francis, Diana (author), Mattingly, Kyle S. (author), Lhermitte, S.L.M. (author), Temimi, Marouane (author), Heil, Petra (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:6e64f65c-c0a4-4db1-9fe2-1494b6812220; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2147-2021

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...