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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1105-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-1105-2024
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05 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 05 Mar 2024

The complex basal morphology and ice dynamics of the Nansen Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

Christine F. Dow, Derek Mueller, Peter Wray, Drew Friedrichs, Alexander L. Forrest, Jasmin B. McInerney, Jamin Greenbaum, Donald D. Blankenship, Choon Ki Lee, and Won Sang Lee

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Ice shelves are a key control on Antarctic contribution to sea level rise. We examine the Nansen Ice Shelf in East Antarctica using a combination of field-based and satellite data. We find the basal topography of the ice shelf is highly variable, only partially visible in satellite datasets. We also find that the thinnest region of the ice shelf is altered over time by ice flow rates and ocean melting. These processes can cause fractures to form that eventually result in large calving events.