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Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in...

Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in...

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Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice Shelf

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Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice Shelf

Publisher

Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH

Journal title

The cryosphere, 2021-05, Vol.15 (5), p.2147-2165

Language

English

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Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH

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Contents

Ice shelf instability is one of the main sources of uncertainty in Antarctica's contribution to future sea level rise. Calving events play a crucial role in ice shelf weakening but remain unpredictable, and their governing processes are still poorly understood. In this study, we analyze the unexpected September 2019 calving event from the Amery Ice...

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Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice Shelf

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ab631df229a94ab08cddddbf102944ef

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ab631df229a94ab08cddddbf102944ef

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ISSN

1994-0424,1994-0416

E-ISSN

1994-0424,1994-0416

DOI

10.5194/tc-15-2147-2021

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