Uplift rates from a new high-density GPS network in Palmer Land indicate significant late Holocene ice loss in the southwestern Weddell Sea

• Main Authors: Wolstencroft, M, Matt King, Whitehouse, PL, Bentley, MJ, Nield, GA, King, EC, McMillan, M, Shepherd, A, Barletta, V, Bordoni, A, Riva, REM, Didova, O, Gunter, BC
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Geodesy; Satellite-based positioning; glacial isostatic adjustment; GPS; Antarctica; ice; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Land; Weddell; Weddell Sea; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Uplift_rates_from_a_new_high-density_GPS_network_in_Palmer_Land_indicate_significant_late_Holocene_ice_loss_in_the_southwestern_Weddell_Sea/22928147

The measurement of ongoing ice-mass loss and associated melt water contribution to sea-level change from regions such as West Antarctica is dependent on a combination of remote sensing methods. A key method, the measurement of changes in Earth's gravity via the GRACE satellite mission, requires...