The breaking (calving) of icebergs from ice shelves is part of a natural, cyclical process of growth and decay at the limits of Earth’s ice sheets. As glacial ice flows from land and spreads out over the sea, shelf areas farthest from shore grow thinner. These areas are stressed ...
“Let's plant the ever-colorful Pride flag on a side of the Earth that remains virtually untouched. An entire continent of windswept expanses, snow-shrouded peaks, and haunting emptiness stretching to the far horizon. A place where ice takes on hues of turquoise and iridescent blue so surreal...
Back at my tent, inside my bag, I remove ice from clothing and equipment and try and dry out wet things, set up the computer, check emails and write a daily progress report. The GPS is connected to the computer and the day’s progress is plotted. Pictures are loaded from camera to c...
Updated Daily. Sea Ice Index, Version 2 (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5736NV7 Google Scholar Fetterer et al., 2017 F. Fetterer, K. Knowles, W.N. Meier, M. Savoie, A.K. Windnagel Updated Daily. Sea Ice Index, Version 3 (2017) https://doi.org/10.7265/N5K072F8 Google Scho...
To put this into perspective, if all of this Antarctic ice were to completely melt, it would lead to an average global sea level rise of 58 meters. “The ice sheet in East Antarctica stores enormous amounts of water. This means that this is the biggest possible source of...
Co-piloting Trip to Larsen Ice Shelf December 13, 2014Uncategorized The daily update of the info-screen in the dining hall which shows the co-piloting assignments for the next days twin otter flights is almost as interesting as finding out what the chefs have cooked for dessert. ...
An unforgettable morning with one ice formation in particular catching the eye as the very high compression has given it a very deep grey colour and another huge iceberg very reminiscent of the Matterhorn. The morning has been a photographer’s dream but has also provided Gail with another remin...
Read the full-text online article and more details about SNP's Hold over Antarctica Cuts No Ice with Cameron.Daily Mail (London)
Scientists are expecting more large icebergs to be born from this glacier, and are also anxiously watching the Larsen C Ice Shelf for what is likely to be one of the largest births of an iceberg on record during the next few months. According to NASA, rifts on the Pine Island Glacier ...
“In coastal environments, large-scale atmospheric variability and trends can interact with changing ocean conditions to shape the extent of sea ice. These findings give us exciting insights that will help us predict coastal sea ice coverage in the future.” ...