Dynamic response of Sjögren Inlet glaciers, Antarctic Peninsula, to ice shelf breakup derived from multi-mission remote sensing time series.

• Main Authors: Seehaus, T.C., Marinsek, S., Skvarca, P., van Wessem, J.M., Reijmer, C.H., Seco, J.L., Braun, M.
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Boydell; Prince Gustav Channel; Prince Gustav Ice Shelf; Sjögren Inlet; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/341371

The substantial retreat or disintegration of numerous ice shelves has been observed on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice shelf in the Prince Gustav Channel has retreated gradually since the late 1980s and broke up in 1995. Tributary glaciers reacted with speed-up, surface lowering and increased ice d...