Firn air content changes on Antarctic ice shelves under three future warming scenarios

• Main Authors: Veldhuijsen, Sanne B.M., Van De Berg, Willem Jan, Kuipers Munneke, Peter, Van Den Broeke, Michiel R.
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Water Science and Technology; Earth-Surface Processes; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Dronning Maud Land; Roi Baudouin; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/452105

The Antarctic firn layer provides pore space in which an estimated 94% to 96% of the surface melt refreezes or is retained as liquid water. Future depletion of firn pore space by increased surface melt, densification and formation of low-permeability ice slabs can potentially lead to meltwater pondi...