Iceberg Calving from Active Ice-Shelf Rift Systems on the Amery Ice Shelf

Project aim

Large iceberg calving events generate great interest among scientists, but also the general public, and when they occur they usually attract media attention. Our work will help inform the public on how the Antarctic might contribute to global sea level rise, e.g., are current iceberg production rates accelerating and causing inland ice to flow into the sea more rapidly? Further, a greater understanding of the important Earth systems , including the ocean-ice-atmosphere system, is important to a society contemplating the responsibilities of stewardship of the planet as we move into the era of potentially profound effects from global climate change.