Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability

Jansen, D.; Luckman, A. J.; Cook, A.; Bevan, S.; Kulessa, B.; Hubbard, B.; Holland, P. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8370-289X. 2015 Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability. The Cryosphere, 9. 1223-1227. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015

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Abstract/Summary

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.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Polar Oceans
ISSN:	1994-0440
Date made live:	25 Feb 2015 09:25 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509875

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Polar Oceans

ISSN:

1994-0440

Date made live:

25 Feb 2015 09:25 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509875