Redefinition of the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, grounding zone

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Fricker, HA, Allison, I, Craven, M, Hyland, G, Ruddell, A, Young, N, Coleman, R, King, MA, Krebs, K, Popov, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2002
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical geography and environmental geoscience; Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified; East Antarctica; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JB000383; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/81796

New evidence is presented which shows that the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, extends 240 km upstream of the previously reported position. We combine a digital elevation model of the Amery Ice Shelf created from ERS-1 satellite radar altimetry with measured ice thicknesses and a simple density mo...