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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3565-2018
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Research article
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19 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 19 Nov 2018
| 19 Nov 2018
Modelling the fate of surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL, London, UK
Daniel Feltham
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Daniela Flocco
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Rapid Formation of an Ice Doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica R. Warner et al. 10.1029/2020GL091095
- Surface energy balance closure over melting snow and ice from in situ measurements on the Greenland ice sheet M. van Tiggelen et al. 10.1017/jog.2024.68
- Detection of Antarctic Surface Meltwater Using Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Images via U-Net With Attention Blocks: A Case Study Over the Amery Ice Shelf L. Niu et al. 10.1109/TGRS.2023.3275076
- The distribution and evolution of supraglacial lakes on 79° N Glacier (north-eastern Greenland) and interannual climatic controls J. Turton et al. 10.5194/tc-15-3877-2021
- Hydrological and Kinematic Precursors of the 2017 Calving Event at the Petermann Glacier in Greenland Observed from Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data D. Li et al. 10.3390/rs13040591
- Seasonal evolution of Antarctic supraglacial lakes in 2015–2021 and links to environmental controls M. Dirscherl et al. 10.5194/tc-15-5205-2021
- Linear analysis of ice-shelf topography response to basal melting and freezing A. Stubblefield et al. 10.1098/rspa.2023.0290
- Recent understanding of Antarctic supraglacial lakes using satellite remote sensing J. Arthur et al. 10.1177/0309133320916114
- Stratigraphic Analysis of Firn Cores from an Antarctic Ice Shelf Firn Aquifer S. MacDonell et al. 10.3390/w13050731
- Large interannual variability in supraglacial lakes around East Antarctica J. Arthur et al. 10.1038/s41467-022-29385-3
- Warming events projected to become more frequent and last longer across Antarctica S. Feron et al. 10.1038/s41598-021-98619-z
- Surface melting of snow-firn-ice structures and estimation of extended transient energy and mass balances using a liquid solid phase-change model M. Marambio et al. 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.106175
- Lateral meltwater transfer across an Antarctic ice shelf R. Dell et al. 10.5194/tc-14-2313-2020
- An exploratory modelling study of perennial firn aquifers in the Antarctic Peninsula for the period 1979–2016 J. van Wessem et al. 10.5194/tc-15-695-2021
- Atmospheric Drivers of Melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf: Surface Energy Budget Regimes and the Impact of Foehn A. Elvidge et al. 10.1029/2020JD032463
- The surface hydrology of Antarctica’s floating ice S. Buzzard 10.1063/PT.3.4919
Latest update: 30 Jan 2025
Short summary
Surface lakes on ice shelves can not only change the amount of solar energy the ice shelf receives, but may also play a pivotal role in sudden ice shelf collapse such as that of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in 2002.
Here we simulate current and future melting on Larsen C, Antarctica’s most northern ice shelf and one on which lakes have been observed. We find that should future lakes occur closer to the ice shelf front, they may contain sufficient meltwater to contribute to ice shelf instability.
Surface lakes on ice shelves can not only change the amount of solar energy the ice shelf...
