Changing pattern of ice flow and mass balance for glaciers discharging into the Larsen A and B embayments, Antarctic Peninsula, 2011 to 2016

Rott, Helmut; Abdel Jaber, Wael; Wuite, Jan; Scheiblauer, Stefan; Floricioiu, Dana; van Wessem, Jan Melchior; Nagler, Thomas; Miranda, Nuno; van den Broeke, Michiel R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1273-2018

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1273-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1273-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

Research article

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11 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 11 Apr 2018

Changing pattern of ice flow and mass balance for glaciers discharging into the Larsen A and B embayments, Antarctic Peninsula, 2011 to 2016

Helmut Rott, Wael Abdel Jaber, Jan Wuite, Stefan Scheiblauer, Dana Floricioiu, Jan Melchior van Wessem, Thomas Nagler, Nuno Miranda, and Michiel R. van den Broeke

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RC1: 'Excellent new data on evolution of the eastern Peninsula', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Revised manuscript with changes tracked', Helmut Rott, 19 Feb 2018
SC1: 'Comment on method description and discussion', Thorsten Seehaus, 22 Jan 2018
- AC3: 'Revised Supplement with chnages tracked', Helmut Rott, 19 Feb 2018
RC2: 'Report', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Feb 2018
- AC1: 'Reponse to both reviewers and SC', Helmut Rott, 19 Feb 2018

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ED: Publish as is (11 Mar 2018) by Christian Haas

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We analysed volume change, mass balance and ice flow of glaciers draining into the Larsen A and Larsen B embayments on the Antarctic Peninsula for 2011 to 2013 and 2013 to 2016. The mass balance is based on elevation change measured by the radar satellite mission TanDEM-X and on the mass budget method. The glaciers show continuing losses in ice mass, which is a response to ice shelf break-up. After 2013 the downwasting of glaciers slowed down, coinciding with years of persistent sea ice cover.