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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3237-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3237-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Widespread increase in discharge from west Antarctic Peninsula glaciers since 2018
Benjamin J. Davison
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Anna E. Hogg
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Carlos Moffat
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Michael P. Meredith
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Benjamin J. Wallis
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Short summary
Using a new dataset of ice motion, we observed glacier acceleration on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The speed-up began around January 2021, but some glaciers sped up earlier or later. Using a combination of ship-based ocean temperature observations and climate models, we show that the speed-up coincided with a period of unusually warm air and ocean temperatures in the region.
Using a new dataset of ice motion, we observed glacier acceleration on the west coast of the...