Crosson Ice Shelf
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Crosson Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf located in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica, forming part of the region’s rapidly changing coastal ice front.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
ice shelf ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kohler Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smith Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Thwaites Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Amundsen Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | rapidly changing ice shelf ⓘ |
| composedOf | glacial ice ⓘ |
| experiences | basal melting from warm Circumpolar Deep Water ⓘ |
| fedBy |
Kohler Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smith Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Thwaites Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | several thousand square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Amundsen Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynamicState |
accelerating flow
ⓘ
retreating ⓘ thinning ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | generally northward toward Amundsen Sea ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
buttresses inland ice
ⓘ
subject to rapid thinning ⓘ subject to retreat ⓘ vulnerable to ocean-driven melting ⓘ |
| hasRegionalContext | West Antarctic Ice Sheet margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRetreatedSince | late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
flow stripes ⓘ rifts ⓘ |
| influences | stability of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
buttressing ice shelf
ⓘ
marine-terminating ice shelf ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
atmospheric warming
ⓘ
ocean temperature changes ⓘ |
| isLocatedOnCoastOf | Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amundsen Sea sector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
airborne surveys
ⓘ
ice-penetrating radar ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amundsen Sea Embayment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amundsen Sea sector ice shelves NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal ice front of West Antarctica ⓘ |
| studiedIn | climate change research ⓘ |
| terminusOf |
Kohler Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smith Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Thwaites Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.