This study utilizes early 20th-century aerial photographs of East Antarctica to analyze glacier changes since the 1930s. In Lützow-Holm Bay, constant ice surface elevations were observed, indicating weakening land-fast sea ice. Along the Kemp, Mac Robertson, and Ingrid Christensen Coasts, moderate long-term glacier thickening was observed, with decadal variability. These long-term changes correlate with snowfall trends since 1940, suggesting that recent ice growth is part of a century-long trend.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
May 25, 2024
Authors
Mads Dømgaard, Anders Schomacker, Elisabeth Isaksson, Romain Millan, Flora Huiban, Amaury Dehecq, Amanda Fleischer, Geir Moholdt, Jonas K. Andersen, Anders A. Bjørk
Tags
East Antarctica
glacier changes
aerial photographs
ice growth
snowfall trends
Lützow-Holm Bay
Kemp Coast
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