Present and future Stability of Larsen Ice Shelf (SOLIS)

Adrian Luckman, Daniela Jansen, Bernd Kulessa
2012
Present and future Stability of Larsen Ice Shelf (SOLIS)
This is a Full Scientific Report resulting from NERC Geophysical Equipment Facility Loan 905, principal investigator Dr Adrian Luckman.

Abstract

This report details initial findings for the second field season to the Larsen C ice shelf for NERC project SOLIS (2008-2011). Data collection was entirely successful and has yielded key findings regarding basal crevasses, that are currently under review in The Cryosphere journal. In addition, work is underway to interpret the signature of marine ice accreted at the base of the ice shelf which is clearly detected in a unique grid of GPR data collected near the ice shelf grounding line. GEF equipment played a vital role in generating these key datasets.

Full Report

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Cite as:
Luckman, A., Jansen, D., Kulessa, B., "Present and future Stability of Larsen Ice Shelf (SOLIS)", NERC Geophysical Equipment Facility, Scientific Report 905, 2012

Selected external publications resulting from this GEF loan

  1. Kulessa, B., Jansen, D.l, Luckman, A.J., King, E.C. and Sammonds, P.R., 2014, Marine ice regulates the future stability of a large Antarctic ice shelf, Nature Communications, 5, doi: 10.1038/ncomms4707
  2. Jansen, D., Luckman, A., Kulessa, B., Holland, P.R. and King,E.C. , 2013, Marine ice formation in a suture zone on the Larsen C Ice Shelf and its influence on ice shelf dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface, 118, pp1628-1640, doi: 10.1002/jgrf.20120
  3. Luckman, A., Jansen, D., Kulessa, B., King, E.C., Sammonds, P. and Benn, D.I., 2012, Basal crevasses in Larsen C Ice Shelf and implications for their global abundance, Cryosphere, 6, pp113-123, doi: 10.5194/tc-6-113-2012
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