The Mertz Glacier Tongue, East Antarctica. Changes in the past 100 years and its cyclic nature - past, present and future

• Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment
• Main Author: Giles, AB
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier Science Inc 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; glacier; tongue; flow; satellite remote sensing; feature tracking; Mertz Glacier Tongue; East Antarctica; Mertz Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/38941/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2017.01.003

The Mertz Glacier Tongue (MGT) in East Antarctica has been studied since 1911. Early expeditions produced maps using ground or ship-based observations followed later by vertical and/or oblique aerial photography from aircraft. In the modern era, extensive digital satellite imagery is available which...