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Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4293-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4293-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
Research article
 | 
07 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 07 Aug 2026

Glacier surges on James Ross Island, Antarctica, and their relationship with climate

Benjamin J. Davison, Andrew J. Sole, Gregoire Guillet, Douglas I. Benn, Jonathan Kingslake, Jeremy C. Ely, Stephen J. Livingstone, Christopher D. Stringer, Jonathan L. Carrivick, and Anna E. Hogg

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4293-2026-supplement

Data sets

Glacier surges on James Ross Island, Antarctica, and their relationship with climate: code and data Benjamin Davison et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21276597

ERA5 monthly averaged data on single levels from 1940 to present Copernicus Climate Change Service https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7

CMIP6 climate projections Copernicus Climate Change Service, Climate Data Store https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.c866074c

Model code and software

Glacier surges on James Ross Island, Antarctica, and their relationship with climate: code and data Benjamin Davison et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21276597

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Short summary
Some glaciers flow slowly for many years before dramatically accelerating. This is usually a sign of a surge. Theory and observations suggest that surges occur in certain climates. The Antarctic Peninsula has such a climate yet only one surge has been observed there. We present detailed observations of three glaciers that surged recently. We explore how climate change over the past hundred years, and projected climate change up to 2150, has and will affect surging behaviour on the Peninsula.
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