Brief communication: Rapid acceleration of the Brunt Ice Shelf after calving of iceberg A-81

The Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, accelerated rapidly from a velocity of 900 to 1500 m a−1 during 6 months, following calving of a 1500 km2 iceberg on 22 January 2023. The immediate response to calving was observed as a change to the rate of acceleration and not to velocity directly. Acceleration inc...

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Published in:	The cryosphere Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 705 - 710
Main Authors:	Marsh, Oliver J., Luckman, Adrian J., Hodgson, Dominic A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 13.02.2024 Copernicus Publications
Subjects:	Acceleration Buttresses Communication Ice calving Ice shelves Icebergs Land ice Research centers Software Velocity
ISSN:	1994-0424, 1994-0416, 1994-0424, 1994-0416
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