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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5061-2021
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Research article
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03 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2021
| 03 Nov 2021
Eighteen-year record of circum-Antarctic landfast-sea-ice distribution allows detailed baseline characterisation and reveals trends and variability
Alexander D. Fraser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Robert A. Massom
Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania 7050, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Mark S. Handcock
Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Phillip Reid
Bureau of Meteorology, 111 Macquarie St, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Kay I. Ohshima
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
Marilyn N. Raphael
Department of Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Jessica Cartwright
Spire Global, Inc., Glasgow, G3 8JU, UK
Andrew R. Klekociuk
Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania 7050, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Zhaohui Wang
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Richard Porter-Smith
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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Short summary
Landfast ice is sea ice that remains stationary by attaching to Antarctica's coastline and grounded icebergs. Although a variable feature, landfast ice exerts influence on key coastal processes involving pack ice, the ice sheet, ocean, and atmosphere and is of ecological importance. We present a first analysis of change in landfast ice over an 18-year period and quantify trends (−0.19 ± 0.18 % yr−1). This analysis forms a reference of landfast-ice extent and variability for use in other studies.
Landfast ice is sea ice that remains stationary by attaching to Antarctica's coastline and...
