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  Information - CR130 Glaciology, climate, and oceanography of the Antarctic Peninsula and the sub-Antarctic (co-listed in CL & HS)

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The Arctic and sub-Antarctic have seen recent warming far greater than the global mean. Many ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula have retreated or indeed disintegrated rapidly. If the present warming trend continues, the stability of ice shelves south of the present location of the 0ºC summer isotherm comes into question. This is of particular concern since removing the stabilising force of an ice shelf allows landward ice streams and outlet glaciers to speed up, potentially accelerating the evacuation of ice from the ice sheet interior to the ocean resulting in eustatic sea level rise. Ice shelf stability, and the response of landward ice streams and glaciers to ice shelf collapse, are controlled by complex interactions between cryosphere, atmosphere, and ocean. It is therefore a significant challenge to predict the future fate of the ice masses on the Antarctic peninsula and their likely impact on sea level. This is also true for the ice masses in the sub-Antarctic, which are particularly sensitive indicators of climatic change.

This session welcomes contributions from all areas of the earth sciences that advance current understanding of the past, present, and future fate of the cryosphere on the Antarctic Peninsula and in the sub-Antarctic.

Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers
Eugene Domack
David Vaughan

Co-Sponsorship

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