Dynamic thinning of glaciers on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula

Science ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 348 (6237) ◽  
pp. 899-903 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Wouters ◽  
A. Martin-Espanol ◽  
V. Helm ◽  
T. Flament ◽  
J. M. van Wessem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Peninsula

CHANGES IN BEACH DEPOSIT CHARACTERISTICS ON JOINVILLE AND LIVINGSTON ISLANDS, ANTARCTIC PENINSULA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany M. Theilen ◽  
◽  
Alexander R. Simms ◽  
Cameron Gernant ◽  
Julie Zurbuchen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
Deposit Characteristics

Antarctic Peninsula sea levels: a real-time system for monitoring Drake Passage transport

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.L. Woodworth ◽  
C.W. Hughes ◽  
D.L. Blackman ◽  
V.N. Stepanov ◽  
S.J. Holgate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
Tide Gauge ◽  
Drake Passage ◽  
Southern Annular Mode ◽  
Time System ◽  
International Polar Year ◽  
Real Time System ◽  
Sea Levels

Sub-surface pressure (SSP) data from tide gauges at three bases on the Pacific coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, together with SSP information from a bottom pressure recorder deployed on the south side of the Drake Passage, have been used to study the relationships between SSP, Drake Passage transport, and the strength of Southern Ocean zonal winds as represented by the Southern Annular Mode. High correlations were obtained between all parameters, confirming results obtained previously with independent data sets, and demonstrating the value of information from the permanent Rothera base, the southern-most site considered. These are important findings with regard to the design, installation and maintenance of observation networks in Antarctica. In particular, they provide the necessary justification for Antarctic Peninsula tide gauge infrastructure investment in the lead up to International Polar Year. Data delivery from Rothera and Vernadsky is currently being improved and should soon enable the first near real-time system for monitoring Drake Passage transport variability on intraseasonal timescales, an essential component of a Southern Ocean Observing System.

scholarly journals Open ocean and coastal new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines around the Antarctic Peninsula

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Brean ◽  
Manuel Dall’Osto ◽  
Rafel Simó ◽  
Zongbo Shi ◽  
David C. S. Beddows ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
Open Ocean ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
The Antarctic

Aerosol Marine Primary Carbohydrates and Atmospheric Transformation in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Zeppenfeld ◽  
Manuela van Pinxteren ◽  
Dominik van Pinxteren ◽  
Heike Wex ◽  
Elisa Berdalet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
Western Antarctic Peninsula

scholarly journals Correction to: Summer phyto‑ and bacterioplankton communities during low and high productivity scenarios in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Polar Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastián Fuentes ◽  
José Ignacio Arroyo ◽  
Susana Rodriguez‑Marconi ◽  
Italo Masotti ◽  
Tomás Alarcon‑Schumacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
Western Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Bacterioplankton Communities

scholarly journals Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet 1992–2016: reconciling results from GRACE gravimetry with ICESat, ERS1/2 and Envisat altimetry

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
H. Jay Zwally ◽  
John W. Robbins ◽  
Scott B. Luthcke ◽  
Bryant D. Loomis ◽  
Frédérique Rémy
Keyword(s):  
Mass Balance ◽  
Antarctic Peninsula ◽  
East Antarctica ◽  
Mantle Material ◽  
West Antarctica ◽  
Mantle Viscosity ◽  
Grounding Line ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
Total Gain

Abstract GRACE and ICESat Antarctic mass-balance differences are resolved utilizing their dependencies on corrections for changes in mass and volume of the same underlying mantle material forced by ice-loading changes. Modeled gravimetry corrections are 5.22 times altimetry corrections over East Antarctica (EA) and 4.51 times over West Antarctica (WA), with inferred mantle densities 4.75 and 4.11 g cm−3. Derived sensitivities (Sg, Sa) to bedrock motion enable calculation of motion (δB0) needed to equalize GRACE and ICESat mass changes during 2003–08. For EA, δB0 is −2.2 mm a−1 subsidence with mass matching at 150 Gt a−1, inland WA is −3.5 mm a−1 at 66 Gt a−1, and coastal WA is only −0.35 mm a−1 at −95 Gt a−1. WA subsidence is attributed to low mantle viscosity with faster responses to post-LGM deglaciation and to ice growth during Holocene grounding-line readvance. EA subsidence is attributed to Holocene dynamic thickening. With Antarctic Peninsula loss of −26 Gt a−1, the Antarctic total gain is 95 ± 25 Gt a−1 during 2003–08, compared to 144 ± 61 Gt a−1 from ERS1/2 during 1992–2001. Beginning in 2009, large increases in coastal WA dynamic losses overcame long-term EA and inland WA gains bringing Antarctica close to balance at −12 ± 64 Gt a−1 by 2012–16.

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