Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-577-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-577-2018
Research article
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20 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2018

Changes in glacier dynamics in the northern Antarctic Peninsula since 1985

Thorsten Seehaus, Alison J. Cook, Aline B. Silva, and Matthias Braun

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AR by Thorsten Seehaus on behalf of the Authors (06 Jul 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Jul 2017) by Etienne Berthier
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Aug 2017)
RR by Jan Wuite (08 Aug 2017)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Aug 2017) by Etienne Berthier
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Dec 2017) by Etienne Berthier
RR by Jan Wuite (18 Dec 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Dec 2017) by Etienne Berthier
AR by Thorsten Seehaus on behalf of the Authors (29 Dec 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Jan 2018) by Olaf Eisen
AR by Thorsten Seehaus on behalf of the Authors (15 Jan 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
The ice sheet of northern Antarctic Peninsula has been significantly affected by climate change within the last century. A temporally and spatially detailed study on the evolution of glacier retreat and flow speeds of 74 basins is provided. Since 1985 a total frontal retreat of 238 km2 and since 1992 regional mean changes in ice flow by up to 58 % are observed. The trends in ice dynamics are correlated with geometric parameters of the glacier catchments and regional climatic settings.