Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice Shelf

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Francis, D, Mattingly, KS, Lhermitte, S, Temimi, M, Heil, P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 2021
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical geography and environmental geoscience; Glaciology; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2147-2021; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/150338

Ice shelf instability is one of the main sources of uncertainty in Antarctica's contribution to future sea level rise. Calving events play a crucial role in ice shelf weakening but remain unpredictable, and their governing processes are still poorly understood. In this study, we analyze the une...