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  Atmospheric triggers of the Brunt Ice Shelf calving in February 2021

Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Mattingly, K., Marsh, O., Lhermitte, S., Cherif, C. (2023): Atmospheric triggers of the Brunt Ice Shelf calving in February 2021, XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Berlin 2023).
https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-0338

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Item Permalink: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5016109 Version Permalink: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5016109_3
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Francis, Diana1, Author
Fonseca, Ricardo1, Author
Mattingly, Kyle1, Author
Marsh, Oliver1, Author
Lhermitte, Stef1, Author
Cherif, Charfeddine1, Author
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1IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations, ou_5011304              

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 Abstract: The calving of Antarctic ice shelves remains unpredictable to date due to a lack of understanding of the role of the different climatic components in such events. In this presentation, the role of atmospheric forcing in the calving of the Brunt Ice Shelf (BIS) in the Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica in February 2021 is discussed using a combination of observational and reanalysis data. The occurrence of a series of extreme cyclones around the time of the calving induced an oceanward sea-surface slope of >0.08° leading to the calving along a pre-existing rift. The severe storms were sustained by the development of a pressure dipole on both sides of the BIS associated with a La Niña event and the positive phase of the Southern Annular Mode. Poleward advection of warmer and more moist low-latitude air over the BIS area just before the calving was also observed in association with atmospheric rivers accompanying the cyclones. Immediately after the calving, strong offshore winds continued and promoted the drift of the newly-formed iceberg A-74 in the Weddell Sea at a speed of up to 700 m/day. The findings of this work highlight the contribution of local atmospheric conditions to ice-shelf dynamics. The link to the larger scale circulation patterns indicates that both need to be accounted for in the projections of Antarctic ice shelf evolution.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2023
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.57757/IUGG23-0338
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Title: XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
Place of Event: Berlin
Start-/End Date: 2023-07-11 - 2023-07-20

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Title: XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
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Publ. Info: Potsdam : GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
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