Chinese Journal of Polar Research

ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (2-English): 117-123.

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Amery ice shelf DEM and its marine ice distribution

 Wang Yafeng1, Wen Jiahong1, Liu Jiying1, Kenneth C. Jezek2 and Beata M. Cathso2   

  1. 1 Department of Geography, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China;
    2 Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, USA
  • Online:1956-06-30 Published:1956-06-30
  • Contact: Wang Yafeng

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Abstract:

The Amery Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf in East Antarctica. A new DEM was generated for this ice shelf, using kriging to interpolate the data from ICESat altimetry and the AIS-DEM. The ice thickness distribution map is conver ted from the new DEM, assuming hydrostatic equilibrium. The Amery Ice Shelf mari ne ice, up to 230 m thick, is concentrated in the northwest of the ice shelf. The volume of the marine ice is 2.38×103 km3 and accounts for about 5.6% of t he shelf volume.

Key words: ICESat GLAS, DEM, Marine ice, Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica