Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica
Surface meltwater accumulating on Antarctic ice shelves can drive fractures through to the ocean and potentially cause their collapse, leading to increased ice discharge from the continent. Implications of increasing surface melt for future ice shelf stability are inadequately understood. The southe...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:151694 2023-05-15T13:22:00+02:00 Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica Warner, RC Fricker, HA Adusumilli, S Arndt, P Kingslake, J Spergel, JJ 2021 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091095 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/151694 en eng Amer Geophysical Union http://ecite.utas.edu.au/151694/1/151694 - Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091095 Warner, RC and Fricker, HA and Adusumilli, S and Arndt, P and Kingslake, J and Spergel, JJ, Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, (14) Article e2020GL091095. ISSN 0094-8276 (2021) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/151694 Earth Sciences Physical geography and environmental geoscience Glaciology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091095 2022-11-21T23:17:12Z Surface meltwater accumulating on Antarctic ice shelves can drive fractures through to the ocean and potentially cause their collapse, leading to increased ice discharge from the continent. Implications of increasing surface melt for future ice shelf stability are inadequately understood. The southern Amery Ice Shelf has an extensive surface hydrological system, and we present data from satellite imagery and ICESat-2 showing a rapid surface disruption there in winter 2019, covering ∼60km 2 . We interpret this as an ice-covered lake draining through the ice shelf, forming an ice doline with a central depression reaching 80m depth amidst over 36m uplift. Flexural rebound modeling suggests 0.75km 3 of water was lost. We observed transient refilling of the doline the following summer with rapid incision of a narrow meltwater channel (20m wide and 6m deep). This study demonstrates how high-resolution geodetic measurements can explore critical fine-scale ice shelf processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelf Ice Shelves eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Amery ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) Amery Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) Antarctic East Antarctica Geophysical Research Letters 48 14 |
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Surface meltwater accumulating on Antarctic ice shelves can drive fractures through to the ocean and potentially cause their collapse, leading to increased ice discharge from the continent. Implications of increasing surface melt for future ice shelf stability are inadequately understood. The southern Amery Ice Shelf has an extensive surface hydrological system, and we present data from satellite imagery and ICESat-2 showing a rapid surface disruption there in winter 2019, covering ∼60km 2 . We interpret this as an ice-covered lake draining through the ice shelf, forming an ice doline with a central depression reaching 80m depth amidst over 36m uplift. Flexural rebound modeling suggests 0.75km 3 of water was lost. We observed transient refilling of the doline the following summer with rapid incision of a narrow meltwater channel (20m wide and 6m deep). This study demonstrates how high-resolution geodetic measurements can explore critical fine-scale ice shelf processes. |
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Warner, RC Fricker, HA Adusumilli, S Arndt, P Kingslake, J Spergel, JJ |
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Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica |
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Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica |
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Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica |
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Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica |
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Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica |
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rapid formation of an ice doline on amery ice shelf, east antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) |
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http://ecite.utas.edu.au/151694/1/151694 - Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091095 Warner, RC and Fricker, HA and Adusumilli, S and Arndt, P and Kingslake, J and Spergel, JJ, Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, (14) Article e2020GL091095. ISSN 0094-8276 (2021) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/151694 |
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