Variable temperature thresholds of melt pond formation on Antarctic ice shelves

• Main Authors: van Wessem, J. Melchior, van den Broeke, Michiel R., Wouters, Bert, Lhermitte, Stef
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Surface mass-balance; Climate; Meltwater; Peninsula; Model; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Amery; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/427013

It has been argued that the −5 °C annual mean 2 m air temperature isotherm defines a limit of ice shelf viability on the Antarctic Peninsula as melt ponding increases at higher temperatures. It is, however, presently unknown whether this threshold can also be applied to other Antarctic ice shelves....