| Title | Brief communication: "The 2013 erebus glacier tongue calving event" |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Stevens, C.L., Sirguey P., Leonard G.H., and Haskell T.G. |
| Journal | Cryosphere |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 1333 - 1337 |
| Date Published | 2013 |
| ISSN | 19940416 (ISSN) |
| Keywords | Antarctica, East Antarctica, glacier, iceberg, McMurdo Sound, oceanic circulation, oceanic current, surface |
| Abstract | The Erebus Glacier Tongue, a small floating glacier in southern McMurdo Sound, is one of the best-studied ice tongues in Antarctica. Despite this, its calving on the 27 February 2013 (UTC) was around 10 yr earlier than previously predicted. The calving was likely a result of ocean currents and the absence of fast ice. The subsequent trajectory of the newly created iceberg supports previous descriptions of the surface ocean circulation in southern McMurdo Sound. © Author(s) 2013. |
| URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883582132&partnerID=40&md5=9929270dc405f51bafcabd5df1592936 |
| DOI | 10.5194/tc-7-1333-2013 |
