Progressive changes in geometry and dynamics of the Northern Pine Island Ice Shelf, West Antarctica

Chien, Yite; Zhou, Chunxia; Zhang, Baojun

doi:10.5194/tc-20-6071-2026

Articles | Volume 20, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-6071-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-6071-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 10

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21 Oct 2026

Research article |

| 21 Oct 2026

Progressive changes in geometry and dynamics of the Northern Pine Island Ice Shelf, West Antarctica

Yite Chien, Chunxia Zhou, and Baojun Zhang

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