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The research vessel CCGS Hudson in Southwind Fjord, Baffin Island, with the iceberg that initiated a submarine landslide in the background.
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An Iceberg May Have Initiated a Submarine Landslide

by Andrew Chapman 20 July 20218 November 2022

A new study shows that icebergs may initiate submarine landslides when they collide with the seafloor.

A rift in Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Satellite Captures Detaching Iceberg in Near-Real Time

by Aaron Sidder 10 March 202128 July 2022

NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite recorded the cleaving of a 315-billion-ton iceberg from Amery Ice Shelf in 2019, as well as years of subtle cracking and splitting prior to the calving event.

Thwaites glaciar
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“Terremotos Glaciales” Vistos por Primera Vez en Thwaites

by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202013 January 2022

Estos eventos sísmicos, provocados por los icebergs que se vuelcan y chocan contra Thwaites, revelan que el glaciar ha perdido parte de su plataforma flotante de hielo.

Large ice sheet on the right; water on the left
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“Glacial Earthquakes” Spotted for the First Time on Thwaites

by Katherine Kornei 17 February 202013 December 2021

These seismic events, triggered by icebergs capsizing and ramming into Thwaites, reveal that the glacier has lost some of its floating ice shelf.

Study of three glaciers in Greenland
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Small Seismic Signals Tell a Story of Iceberg Calving

by Olga Sergienko 8 August 20198 December 2022

Seismic signals detected hundreds of kilometers away from Greenland glaciers reveal the calving style and iceberg size.

A blue whale.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Seasonal and Annual Changes in Pitch in Blue Whale Calls

by Terri Cook 7 June 201929 November 2022

Six years of acoustic recordings detect seasonal shifts in blue whale vocalizations that correlate with the presence of icebergs, a primary source of ambient ocean noise in the southern Indian Ocean.

Figure showing changes in ocean surface temperature as a large iceberg and several small icebergs break off an ice shelf
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Creating Icebergs in Ocean Models Coupled to Ice Shelves

by L. Padman 6 June 201914 April 2022

Modeling icebergs as Lagrangian elements held together by numerical bonds provides insights into coupled exchanges of heat, freshwater, and momentum between large icebergs and the ocean.

Greenland iceberg
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Icebergs Reveal Contours of the Ocean Bottom

by Katherine Kornei 10 January 20195 January 2022

Using satellite imagery of grounded icebergs near Greenland, researchers estimate the drafts of these ice masses and therefore water depth, measurements that shed light on future sea level rise.

Researchers look at the traces of icebergs in the Norwegian Sea to better understand the past behavior of North Atlantic currents
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scraping Bottom: Iceberg Scours Reveal North Atlantic Currents

by Terri Cook 1 August 201827 January 2023

A 3-D seismic analysis of Pleistocene iceberg gouges indicates that surface currents in the Norwegian Sea flowed northward and remained consistent during numerous glacial cycles.

Researchers use modeling to find an iceberg’s breaking point.
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How to Find an Iceberg’s Breaking Point

by S. Witman 16 August 20179 August 2022

Researchers develop a mathematical method of modeling tabular icebergs, like the one that broke away from an Antarctic ice shelf earlier this year.

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