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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-883-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-883-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Research article
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11 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 11 Mar 2022

The instantaneous impact of calving and thinning on the Larsen C Ice Shelf

Tom Mitcham, G. Hilmar Gudmundsson, and Jonathan L. Bamber

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We modelled the response of the Larsen C Ice Shelf (LCIS) and its tributary glaciers to the calving of the A68 iceberg and validated our results with observations. We found that the impact was limited, confirming that mostly passive ice was calved. Through further calving experiments we quantified the total buttressing provided by the LCIS and found that over 80 % of the buttressing capacity is generated in the first 5 km of the ice shelf downstream of the grounding line.
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