Surface melt and ponding of Larsen C Ice Shelf and the impact of foehn winds

• Main Authors: Luckman, Adrian, Elvidge, Andrew, Jansen, Daniela, Kulessa, Bernd, Kuipers Munneke, Peter, King, John, Barrand, Nicholas
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Antarctica; Envisat ASAR; hydrofracture; ice shelf stability; melt ponds; orographic flows; Asar; Cabinet Inlet; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/307311

A common precursor to ice shelf disintegration, most notably that of Larsen B Ice Shelf, is unusually intense or prolonged surface melt and the presence of surface standing water. However, there has been little research into detailed patterns of melt on ice shelves or the nature of summer melt ponds...