Velocity increases at Cook Glacier, East Antarctica linked to ice shelf loss and a subglacial flood event.

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Miles, B.W.J., Stokes, C.R., Jamieson, S.S.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Cook Glacier; East Antarctica; West Ice Shelf; Wilkes Subglacial Basin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/26528/; http://dro.dur.ac.uk/26528/1/26528.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3123-2018

Cook Glacier drains a large proportion of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin in East Antarctica, a region thought to be vulnerable to marine ice sheet instability and with potential to make a significant contribution to sea level. Despite its importance, there have been very few observations of its longer-...