Title	Patterns of glacier response to disintegration of the Larsen B ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula
Author	Hulbe, C.L.; Scambos, T.A.; Youngberg, T.; Lamb, A.K.
Author Affil	Hulbe, C.L., Portland State University, Department of geology, Portland, OR. Other: University of Colorado; Tualatin High school
Source	Global and Planetary Change, 63(1), p.1-8, . Publisher: Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISSN: 0921-8181
Publication Date	Aug. 2008
Notes	In English. 36 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 287300. CRREL Acc. No: 63000196
Index Terms	climatic change; glacial geology; glaciers; glacier flow; ice shelves; lasers; melting; remote sensing; velocity; Antarctica- -Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica--West Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica; climate change; Crane Glacier; deglaciation; effects; elevation; glacial extent; ice movement; Larsen B ice shelf; laser methods; satellite methods; spatial variations; West Antarctica
Abstract	Glaciers that flowed into the former Larsen B ice shelf have responded to its March 2002 disintegration in different ways. The responses include prolonged front retreat, advance followed by retreat, and maintenance of a stable front position. Retreating glaciers initially accelerated and thinned dramatically, although the rate of change has since declined on at least one large glacier. Here, response patterns are documented and discussed in the context of tidewater glacier processes. The different responses observed around the Larsen B embayment demonstrate the importance of the three-dimensional, geographic setting when considering the response of outlet glaciers to perturbations at their downstream ends.
URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2008.04.001
Publication Type	journal article
Record ID	84670