Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Warner, R, Fricker, H, Adusumilli, S, Arndt, P, Kingslake, J, Spergel, J
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 2022
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical geography and environmental geoscience; Glaciology; East Antarctica; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Midwinter; New Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-14157; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/154120

Surface meltwater accumulating on Antarcticas floating ice shelves can drive fractures through to the ocean and potentially cause their collapse, leading to enhanced ice discharge from the continent. Surface melting in Antarctica is predicted to increase significantly during coming decades, but the...