The triggers of the disaggregation of Voyeykov Ice Shelf (2007), Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, and its subsequent evolution

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Arthur, J.F., Stokes, C.R., Jamieson, S.S.R., Miles, B.W.J., Carr, J.R., Leeson, A.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; East Antarctica; The Antarctic; Voyeykov Ice Shelf; West Antarctica; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Journal of Glaciology; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/161162/; https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.45

The weakening and/or removal of floating ice shelves in Antarctica can induce inland ice flow acceleration. Numerical modelling suggests these processes will play an important role in Antarctica's future sea-level contribution, but our understanding of the mechanisms that lead to ice tongue/she...