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Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability |
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D. Jansen, A. J. Luckman, A. Cook, S. Bevan, B. Kulessa, B. Hubbard, P. R. Holland |
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Englisch
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1994-0416
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In: The Cryosphere ; 9, no. 3 ; Nr. 9, no. 3 (2015-06-15), S.1223-1227 |
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250116812
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/tc-9-1223-2015.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| An established rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, formerly constrained by a
suture zone containing marine ice, grew rapidly during 2014 and is likely in
the near future to generate the largest calving event since the 1980s and
result in a new minimum area for the ice shelf. Here we investigate the
recent development of the rift, quantify the projected calving event and,
using a numerical model, assess its likely impact on ice shelf stability. We
find that the ice front is at risk of becoming unstable when the anticipated
calving event occurs. |
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