A year ago, the megaberg, A68, broke away from Larsen C (ok, so it was more than a year ago, but I've been away... allow me). I spoke to the BBC's Jon Amos about it, and they made this snappy little video about it. Check it out: https://twitter.com/BBCScienceNews/status/1016334382636978176 So what's happening to it now? … Continue reading A(68)nniversary
Tag: Antarctic Peninsula
4.5 km to go…
The end of the line...nearly
The rift: only 13 km to go!
It's hanging on by a thread. A 13 km thread, but a thread nonetheless.
New fork in Larsen C’s rift
A new fork has appeared, almost overnight, in the crack on Larsen C. Could this mean the iceberg-to-be is going to break off any day now?
Hammering the Trend
This is an extremely interesting consideration of the validity and robustness of trends estimated from limited numbers of data points. The jury is still out on the magnitude and even direction of temperature trends on the Antarctic Peninsula – clearly the need for further research and data collection is ever more pressing.
I tend to hammer away at the concept of trend. Like many, I’m especially interested in whether, and if so when, trends have changed.
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Larsen C’s atmosphere and climate: a summary
A summary of my PhD research, as published on SciEnvy's blog today.
Antarctic ice shelf melt trajectories out to 2100: Trusel et al. (2015)
Trusel et al. use RACMO2 to project ice shelf melt rates across Antarctica.
Why Larsen C?
The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming areas on Earth and contains enough ice to raise global sea level considerably.
