Hogg, AE orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-4937, Gilbert, L, Shepherd, A orcid.org/0000-0002-4914-1299 et al. (2 more authors) (2021) Extending the record of Antarctic Ice Shelf thickness change, from 1992 to 2017. Advances in Space Research, 68 (2). pp. 724-731. ISSN 0273-1177
Abstract
Over the past two decades, Antarctic ice shelves have retreated, thinned and suffered catastrophic collapse. In this study we extended the 25-year long record of ice shelf thickness change in Antarctica, from 2010 to 2017. In the Amundsen Sea Sector where widespread ice shelf thinning dominates the signal, a 51 % slowdown in the rate of ice loss over the last 7-years can be attributed to a coincident decrease in ocean temperatures in the region since 2010. Overall, ice shelves in Antarctica have thickened by an average of 1.3 meters between 2010 and 2017 as ice losses from West Antarctica are compensated by ice gains in East Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula, reversing the negative trend of the previous two decades. The detailed spatial pattern of ice shelf thickness change across Antarctica, demonstrates the need for future investment in high spatial resolution observations and techniques.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number European Space Agency No External Ref |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2020 14:07 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2022 11:58 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.asr.2020.05.030 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162640 |