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Change in Antarctic ice shelf area from 2009 to 2019
Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Anna E. Hogg
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School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Heather L. Selley
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Short summary
There are few long-term, high spatial resolution observations of ice shelf change in Antarctica over the past 3 decades. In this study, we use high spatial resolution observations to map the annual calving front location on 34 ice shelves around Antarctica from 2009 to 2019 using satellite data. The results provide a comprehensive assessment of ice front migration across Antarctica over the last decade.
There are few long-term, high spatial resolution observations of ice shelf change in Antarctica...
