Of the West Antarctic ice shelves, those in the Amundsen Sea sector have given the most cause for concern. Ocean modelling of the Weddell Sea region, together with a detailed survey of the ice bed morphology, indicates that this region, too, may change soon.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Weertman, J. J. Glaciol. 13, 3–13 (1974).
Thomas, R. H. & Bentley, C. R. Quat. Res. 10, 150–170 (1978).
Bamber, J. L., Riva, R. E. M., Vermeersen, B. L. A. & LeBrocq, A. Science 324, 901–903 (2009).
Rignot, E., Velicogna, I., van den Broeke, M. R., Monaghan, A. & Lenaerts, J. T. M. Geophys. Rev. Lett. 38, L05503 (2011).
Ross, N. et al. Nature Geosci. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1468 (2012).
Hellmer. H. H. et al. Nature 485, 225–228 (2012).
Schoof, C. J. Geophys. Res. 112, F03S28 (2007).
Rignot, E. Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, L12505 (2008).
Joughin, I. et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 37, L20502 (2010).
Jenkins, A. et al. Nature Geosci. 3, 468–472 (2010).
Nicholls, K. W. Nature 388, 460–462 (1997).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Humbert, A. Vulnerable ice in the Weddell Sea. Nature Geosci 5, 370–371 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1484
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1484
