Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century
The continued retreat of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula has been widely attributed to recent atmospheric warming, but there is little published work describing changes in glacier margin positions. We present trends in 244 marine glacier fronts on the peninsula and associated islands over the...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/d2c6a6c0-a9ad-4431-8d50-03c66d0d0e69 2024-09-15T17:45:12+00:00 Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century Cook, A. J. Fox, A. J. Vaughan, D. G. Ferrigno, J. G. 2005-04-22 https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/d2c6a6c0-a9ad-4431-8d50-03c66d0d0e69 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1104235 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17644366834&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=17644366834&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/d2c6a6c0-a9ad-4431-8d50-03c66d0d0e69 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Cook , A J , Fox , A J , Vaughan , D G & Ferrigno , J G 2005 , ' Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century ' , Science , vol. 308 , no. 5721 , pp. 541-544 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1104235 article 2005 ftuhipublicatio https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1104235 2024-08-12T23:37:04Z The continued retreat of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula has been widely attributed to recent atmospheric warming, but there is little published work describing changes in glacier margin positions. We present trends in 244 marine glacier fronts on the peninsula and associated islands over the past 61 years. Of these glaciers, 87% have retreated and a clear boundary between mean advance and retreat has migrated progressively southward. The pattern is broadly compatible with retreat driven by atmospheric warming, but the rapidity of the migration suggests that this may not be the sole driver of glacier retreat in this region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelves University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI Science 308 5721 541 544 |
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The continued retreat of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula has been widely attributed to recent atmospheric warming, but there is little published work describing changes in glacier margin positions. We present trends in 244 marine glacier fronts on the peninsula and associated islands over the past 61 years. Of these glaciers, 87% have retreated and a clear boundary between mean advance and retreat has migrated progressively southward. The pattern is broadly compatible with retreat driven by atmospheric warming, but the rapidity of the migration suggests that this may not be the sole driver of glacier retreat in this region. |
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Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century |
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Cook , A J , Fox , A J , Vaughan , D G & Ferrigno , J G 2005 , ' Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century ' , Science , vol. 308 , no. 5721 , pp. 541-544 . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1104235 |
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