Three-dimensional modelling of calving processes on Johnsons Glacier, Livingston Island, Antarctica.

• Main Authors: Otero García, Jaime, Navarro Valero, Francisco José, Martin, Carlos, Cuadrado Ebrero, Maria Luisa, Corcuera Labrado, María Isabel
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación (UPM) 2010
• Subjects: Medio Ambiente; Livingston Island; Johnsons; Johnsons Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelves; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://oa.upm.es/9176/

Iceberg calving is an important mass loss mechanism from ice shelves and tidewater glaciers for many mid and high-latitude glaciers and ice caps, yet the process is not well represented in prognostic models of ice dynamics. Benn and others (2007) proposed a calving criterion appropriate for both gro...