Rapid disintegration of another ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula

The ice shelves that skirt the Antarctic continent are broad plates of floating ice, typically 200-300 m thick at their outer margins. Because these are in directcontact with the underlying ocean and atmosphere, they are much more sensitive toclimate change than the grounded ice sheet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Massom, RA, Allison, I, Scambos, T
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Australian Antarctic Division 2008
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/71409
Description
Summary:The ice shelves that skirt the Antarctic continent are broad plates of floating ice, typically 200-300 m thick at their outer margins. Because these are in directcontact with the underlying ocean and atmosphere, they are much more sensitive toclimate change than the grounded ice sheet.

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