ice shelf map (IMAGE)

Penn State

ice shelf map

Caption

Satellite imagery of the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. The blue lines represent the movement of the ice as it flows from the continent to the edge of the ice shelf, where it calves, or breaks off into the ocean. Satellite data can now help researchers determine where these calving events will occur.

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Shujie Wang, Penn State

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