Ice front fluctuation, iceberg calving flux and mass balance of Victoria Land glaciers

• Main Author: Frezzotti M.
• Other Authors: Frezzotti, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: 20th century; floating glacier; ice front; iceberg calving; mass balance; Victoria Land; Adare; Cape Adare; East Antarctica; Hells Gate; McMurdo Ice Shelf; McMurdo Sound; Williamson; Williamson Head; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11590/353641

The coast of Victoria Land extends from Williamson Head (69°11'S, 158°E) to McMurdo Sound (77°S, 163°E). A comparison of various documents and images spanning several decades has allowed the ice front fluctuation and the iceberg calving flux during this century to be estimated. During the perio...