Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011georl..3808501k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 38, Issue 8, CiteID L08501
Physics
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Cryosphere: Ice Shelves, Cryosphere: Glaciers, Cryosphere: Ice Streams, Oceanography: Physical: Surface Waves And Tides (1222), Geodesy And Gravity: Satellite Geodesy: Results (6929, 7215, 7230, 7240)
Scientific paper
We report on three GPS records of flow of the Larsen C Ice Shelf, spanning 2 months to 2 years. Variations in speed are evident at periods from a few hours to ˜182 days, including semi-diurnal, diurnal and ˜14.76 days. At fortnightly periods the ice shelf varies by ±10% from its long-term speed but at diurnal timescales it is up to ±100%. A nonlinear relationship between ocean tides and velocity is required to explain the observed variations in flow. As an initial examination we model flow as a non-linear function of basal shear stress including tidal perturbations in the ice shelf grounding zone and show that the major features of the observations are reproduced, notably the long-period signal largely absent from the vertical tidal signal. Alternative explanations are discussed. These observations demonstrate that the ice shelf system is highly sensitive to relatively modest changes in forcing at its boundaries.
Gudmundsson Hilmar G.
King Matt A.
Makinson Keith
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