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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3551-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3551-2020
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Research article
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27 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 27 Oct 2020
| 27 Oct 2020
The 2020 Larsen C Ice Shelf surface melt is a 40-year record high
Geography Department, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Adrian Luckman
Geography Department, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Harry Hendon
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
Guomin Wang
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Dominant role of vertical air flows in the unprecedented warming on the Antarctic Peninsula in February 2020 M. Xu et al. 10.1038/s43247-021-00203-w
- Seasonal evolution of Antarctic supraglacial lakes in 2015–2021 and links to environmental controls M. Dirscherl et al. 10.5194/tc-15-5205-2021
- Intense atmospheric rivers can weaken ice shelf stability at the Antarctic Peninsula J. Wille et al. 10.1038/s43247-022-00422-9
- Central tropical Pacific convection drives extreme high temperatures and surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula K. Clem et al. 10.1038/s41467-022-31119-4
- Record-high Antarctic Peninsula temperatures and surface melt in February 2022: a compound event with an intense atmospheric river I. Gorodetskaya et al. 10.1038/s41612-023-00529-6
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- Drivers of anomalous surface melting over Ingrid Christensen Coast, East Antarctica E. Gayathri & C. Laluraj 10.1016/j.polar.2024.101069
- Temperature and moisture transport during atmospheric blocking patterns around the Antarctic Peninsula D. Bozkurt et al. 10.1016/j.wace.2022.100506
- Dominant role of vertical air flows in the unprecedented warming on the Antarctic Peninsula in February 2020 M. Xu et al. 10.1038/s43247-021-00203-w
- Seasonal evolution of Antarctic supraglacial lakes in 2015–2021 and links to environmental controls M. Dirscherl et al. 10.5194/tc-15-5205-2021
- Intense atmospheric rivers can weaken ice shelf stability at the Antarctic Peninsula J. Wille et al. 10.1038/s43247-022-00422-9
- Central tropical Pacific convection drives extreme high temperatures and surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula K. Clem et al. 10.1038/s41467-022-31119-4
- Record-high Antarctic Peninsula temperatures and surface melt in February 2022: a compound event with an intense atmospheric river I. Gorodetskaya et al. 10.1038/s41612-023-00529-6
- Controls on Larsen C Ice Shelf Retreat From a 60‐Year Satellite Data Record S. Wang et al. 10.1029/2021JF006346
- Decadal Changes in Greenland Ice Sheet Firn Aquifers from Radar Scatterometer X. Shang et al. 10.3390/rs14092134
- A high-resolution record of surface melt on Antarctic ice shelves using multi-source remote sensing data and deep learning S. de Roda Husman et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113950
- Triggers of the 2022 Larsen B multi-year landfast sea ice breakout and initial glacier response N. Ochwat et al. 10.5194/tc-18-1709-2024
- The 32-year record-high surface melt in 2019/2020 on the northern George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula A. Banwell et al. 10.5194/tc-15-909-2021
- Snowmelt retrieval algorithm for the Antarctic Peninsula using SAR imageries C. MENDES JR et al. 10.1590/0001-3765202220210217
- Climate warming amplified the 2020 record-breaking heatwave in the Antarctic Peninsula S. González-Herrero et al. 10.1038/s43247-022-00450-5
- The instantaneous impact of calving and thinning on the Larsen C Ice Shelf T. Mitcham et al. 10.5194/tc-16-883-2022
- Surface melt on the Shackleton Ice Shelf, East Antarctica (2003–2021) D. Saunderson et al. 10.5194/tc-16-4553-2022
- The great calving in 2017 did not have a significant impact on the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the short term M. Liu et al. 10.1080/10095020.2023.2274136
Latest update: 23 Apr 2024
Short summary
In February 2020, along with record-breaking high temperatures in the region, satellite images showed that the surface of the largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula was experiencing a lot of melt. Using archived satellite data we show that this melt was greater than any in the past 40 years. The extreme melt followed unusual weather patterns further north, highlighting the importance of long-range links between the tropics and high latitudes and the impact on ice-shelf stability.
In February 2020, along with record-breaking high temperatures in the region, satellite images...
