Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned

The retreat and collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves in tandem with a regional atmospheric warming has fueled speculation as to how these events may be related. Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that between 1992 and 2001 the Larsen Ice Shelf lowered by up to 0.27 +/- 0.11 meters pe...

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Main Authors: Shepherd, A, Wingham, D, Payne, T, Skvarca, P
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE 2003
Subjects:
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
MODEL
TEMPERATURE
VARIABILITY
COLLAPSE
GLACIER
RETREAT
SURFACE
TRENDS
MOTION
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Larsen Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/75786/
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spelling ftucl:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:75786 2023-05-15T13:43:40+02:00 Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned Shepherd, A Wingham, D Payne, T Skvarca, P 2003-10-31 http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/75786/ unknown AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE SCIENCE , 302 (5646) 856 - 859. (2003) ANTARCTIC PENINSULA MODEL TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY COLLAPSE GLACIER RETREAT SURFACE TRENDS MOTION Article 2003 ftucl 2016-01-15T02:01:38Z The retreat and collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves in tandem with a regional atmospheric warming has fueled speculation as to how these events may be related. Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that between 1992 and 2001 the Larsen Ice Shelf lowered by up to 0.27 +/- 0.11 meters per year. The lowering is explained by increased summer melt-water and the loss of basal ice through melting. Enhanced ocean-driven melting may provide a simple link between regional climate warming and the successive disintegration of sections of the Larsen Ice Shelf. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Larsen Ice Shelf University College London: UCL Discovery Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Larsen Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-67.500,-67.500)
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collection University College London: UCL Discovery
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topic ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
MODEL
TEMPERATURE
VARIABILITY
COLLAPSE
GLACIER
RETREAT
SURFACE
TRENDS
MOTION
spellingShingle ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
MODEL
TEMPERATURE
VARIABILITY
COLLAPSE
GLACIER
RETREAT
SURFACE
TRENDS
MOTION
Shepherd, A
Wingham, D
Payne, T
Skvarca, P
Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
topic_facet ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
MODEL
TEMPERATURE
VARIABILITY
COLLAPSE
GLACIER
RETREAT
SURFACE
TRENDS
MOTION
description The retreat and collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves in tandem with a regional atmospheric warming has fueled speculation as to how these events may be related. Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that between 1992 and 2001 the Larsen Ice Shelf lowered by up to 0.27 +/- 0.11 meters per year. The lowering is explained by increased summer melt-water and the loss of basal ice through melting. Enhanced ocean-driven melting may provide a simple link between regional climate warming and the successive disintegration of sections of the Larsen Ice Shelf.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Shepherd, A
Wingham, D
Payne, T
Skvarca, P
author_facet Shepherd, A
Wingham, D
Payne, T
Skvarca, P
author_sort Shepherd, A
title Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
title_short Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
title_full Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
title_fullStr Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
title_full_unstemmed Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
title_sort larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned
publisher AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
publishDate 2003
url http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/75786/
long_lat ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-67.500,-67.500)
geographic Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Larsen Ice Shelf
geographic_facet Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Larsen Ice Shelf
genre Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Larsen Ice Shelf
genre_facet Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Larsen Ice Shelf
op_source SCIENCE , 302 (5646) 856 - 859. (2003)
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