The cavity under the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Galton-Fenzi, BK, Maraldi, C, Coleman, R, Hunter, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Amery Ice Shelf; East Antarctica; physical oceanography; sub-ice-shelf cavity; ocean circulation; Amery; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/8443/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/8443/1/Galton-Fenzi_etal_JGlac_2008.pdf; http://www.igsoc.org/journal/54/188/t08J021.pdf

Ocean circulation under ice shelves and associated rates of melting and freezing are strongly influenced by the shape of the sub-ice-shelf cavity. We have refined an existing method and used additional in situ measurements to estimate the cavity shape under the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. A fi...