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Larsen ice shelf has progressively thinned.

Andrew Shepherd1, Duncan Wingham, Tony Payne

  • 1Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK. aps46@cam.ac.uk

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|November 1, 2003
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Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves are lowering due to regional warming. Increased meltwater and basal melting, potentially linked to ocean warming, explain the Larsen Ice Shelf

Area of Science:

  • * Glaciology and Climate Science
  • * Antarctic Research

Background:

  • * Observed retreat and collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves coincide with regional atmospheric warming.
  • * This correlation has prompted research into the relationship between climate change and ice shelf stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To investigate the relationship between regional atmospheric warming and Antarctic ice shelf changes.
  • * To quantify the rate of lowering of the Larsen Ice Shelf.
  • * To identify the primary mechanisms contributing to ice shelf lowering and disintegration.

Main Methods:

  • * Analysis of satellite radar altimeter measurements.
  • * Data collected between 1992 and 2001.
  • * Assessment of ice shelf lowering rates and contributing melt processes.

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Main Results:

  • * Larsen Ice Shelf lowered by up to 0.27 +/- 0.11 meters per year between 1992 and 2001.
  • * Lowering attributed to increased summer meltwater and basal ice loss via melting.
  • * Evidence suggests enhanced ocean-driven melting plays a role.

Conclusions:

  • * Regional climate warming is a significant factor in Antarctic ice shelf destabilization.
  • * Meltwater and basal melting are key processes driving ice shelf lowering.
  • * Ocean warming may provide a direct link to ice shelf disintegration events like those observed in the Larsen Ice Shelf.