Belgian ice sheet-shelf ice measurements in Antarctica (BELISSIMA) : final report

dc.contributor.author	Pattyn, Frank
dc.contributor.author	Tison, Jean
dc.contributor.author	Louis
dc.contributor.author	Callens, Denis
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-13T11:36:24Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-13T11:36:24Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/4237
dc.description	The BELISSIMA (Belgian Ice Sheet – Shelf Ice Measurements in Antarctica) project focuses on the investigation of the stability of the ice sheet in coastal Dronning Maud Land (DML), East Antarctica, since the last deglaciation. Little is known on how the ice sheet is currently reacting to changes in the environment. Evidence from West Antarctica shows that interaction of the ocean with the ice sheet plays a determining role in the observed thinning, glacier acceleration and grounding-line retreat of the continental ice sheet. Increased melting under the ice shelf leads to decreased buttressing (the ice shelf loses contact with pinning points which slow down the flow), leading to an increased outflow and a positive contribution to sea-level rise.
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Brussels : Belgian Scientific Policy, 2015
dc.title	Belgian ice sheet-shelf ice measurements in Antarctica (BELISSIMA) : final report
dc.type	Report
dc.subject.frascati	Earth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audience	Policy-Oriented
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.subject.free	ANTARCTICA
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Not pertinent
dc.identifier.belspo	SP2628
dc.relation.belspo-project	EA/3A