Articles | Volume 17, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4549-2023
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4549-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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01 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 01 Nov 2023
| 01 Nov 2023
Assessing the potential for ice flow piracy between the Totten and Vanderford glaciers, East Antarctica
Felicity S. McCormack
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Kulin Nations, Victoria, Australia
Jason L. Roberts
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Bernd Kulessa
School of Biosciences, Geography and Physics, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
School of Technology, Environments and Design, University of Tasmania, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Alan Aitken
School of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Christine F. Dow
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Lawrence Bird
Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Kulin Nations, Victoria, Australia
Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Katharina Hochmuth
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Richard S. Jones
Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Kulin Nations, Victoria, Australia
Andrew N. Mackintosh
Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Kulin Nations, Victoria, Australia
Koi McArthur
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Latest update: 01 Apr 2025
Short summary
Changes in Antarctic surface elevation can cause changes in ice and basal water flow, impacting how much ice enters the ocean. We find that ice and basal water flow could divert from the Totten to the Vanderford Glacier, East Antarctica, under only small changes in the surface elevation, with implications for estimates of ice loss from this region. Further studies are needed to determine when this could occur and if similar diversions could occur elsewhere in Antarctica due to climate change.
Changes in Antarctic surface elevation can cause changes in ice and basal water flow, impacting...
