Oscillatory response of Larsen C Ice Shelf flow to the calving of iceberg A-68 by Katherine A. Deakin, Frazer D. W. Christie, Karla Boxall, Ian C. Willis

“…Here, we use high temporal resolution Sentinel-1A/B synthetic aperture radar-derived observations to assess the velocity response of Larsen C Ice Shelf (LCIS) to the calving of colossal iceberg A-68 in 2017. …”
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Observed meltwater-induced flexure and fracture at a doline on George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica by Alison F. Banwell, Ian C. Willis, Laura A. Stevens, Rebecca L. Dell, Douglas R. MacAyeal

“…This, together with our timelapse photos of circular fractures around the doline, suggests the first such documentation of meltwater-loading-induced ‘ring fracture’ formation on an ice shelf, equivalent to the fracture type proposed as part of the chain-reaction lake drainage process involved in the 2002 breakup of the Larsen B Ice Shelf.…”
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