Iceberg calving from the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Fricker, HA, Young, NW, Allison, I, Coleman, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Amery Icen Shelf; Antarctica; ice-berg calving; RADARSAT; East Antarctica; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/8364/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/8364/1/Fricker_2002.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3189/172756402781817581

We investigate the iceberg-calving cycle of the Amery Ice Shelf (AIS), East Antarctica, using evidence acquired between 1936 and 2000. The most recent major iceberg-calving event occurred between late 1963 and early 1964, when a large berg totalling about 10000 km2 in area broke from the ice front....