Getz Ice Shelf

[Stephan]

Calving at the westernmost part of Getz Ice Shelf.

An iceberg of approx. 3 * 0.5 km has calved at Outlet #11 west of Shepard Island, circled in red.

See attached picture. N is up; its size is ca. 80*45 km.
The area is within the red box of the second picture.

[Stephan]

Three micro-calvings at Getz Ice Shelf.

Between Carney and Duncan Island three micro-calvings, each delivering a lot of very tiny icebergs (circled in orange) have happened.

See attached picture.
The second picture shows the area in a larger context; this time the area is within the orange box.

[Stephan]

Three minor calvings at Getz Ice Shelf.

This time the western and the westernmost parts are affected (W and E to Grant Island). The calvings had a length of 4, 6 and 1 km, respectively. They are circled in green.

See attached picture, N is left down. For a greater picture the area is in the green and the red box of the second picture of my last posting.

[Stephan]

Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

It has been really quiet so far this season here. But yesterday a 12 km long, 1 km wide part of the eaternmost part of the Getz Ice Shelf has calved, circled in yellow.

See attached picture, N is left down.

For the larger context I refer to the yellow box of the second picture.

[Stephan]

Micro Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

The westernmost tip of this ice shelf lost around 3 km² of ice.
In general, this melting season has so far been quite quiet when it comes to calving.

See attached picture (the site is circled in red), N is left down. The size is roughly 120*70 km.
To put this picture into a larger context I refer to the red box of the second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

The westernmost tip at Outlet #12 has calved at a length of ca. 2 km. The area is circled in red.
For the greater picture you find the area in the red box of my posting from Dec 08.

The picture comes from Sentinel (EOSDIS is not clear enough), therefore N is up.

See attached picture.

[Stephan]

Calving at the easternmost part of Getz Ice Shelf.

Yesterday an iceberg of approx. 15*0.5 km broke off (circled in yellow) and fell apart into larger and smaller bergs. It happened between Wright Island (NW) and Martin Island (E, not on picture) at the end of outlet #1.

See attached picture, N is up.

The area can be found in the yellow box of my second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Major calving underway at Getz Ice Shelf.

This time the central part between Siple and Dean Island is affected. On a length of 27 km the ice shelf is calving (circled in brown) at the terminus of outlet #6.

See attached picture which covers an area of about 135*80 km, N is left down.
The area can be found in the brown box of the second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Micro Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

Today the western part is affected. A little chunk of ice has left the terminus of Outlet #8 (circled in green).
In addition I give you a follow-up on the major calving from yesterday. The mess is circled in brown.

See attached picture which covers the brown and the green box of the second picture of my posting from Dec. 08.

[Stephan]

Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

Once again the easternmost part is affected. A slim stripe of ice has calved on a length of almost 6 km. The calving location and the resulting iceberg are circled in yellow.

See attached picture. N is left down. The area can be found in the yellow box of the second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Large calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

Yesterday a large portion of ice calved at the terminus of Outlet #11, which is located at the westernmost part of Getz Ice Shelf. The length of the calve is approx. 10 km. The area is circled in red on the attached picture.

The area lies in the red box of the second picture of my posting from Dec. 08. N is left down.

[Stephan]

Two micro calvings at Getz Ice Shelf.

Calving activity still goes on. Today Getz Ice Shelf lost two tiny parts of ice, circled in brown and green.
See attached picture. N is left down. The calving sites can be found in the brown and the green box of the seciond picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[oren]

Thanks for the reliable updates, Stephan.

[Stephan]

You're welcome. It is my small part I deliver to the community here to get a full picture of the puzzle.

[Stephan]

Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

Once again the easternmost part is affected. Around 6 km of ice calved close to the shore of Martin Island. The area is circled in yellow. This is the terminus of outlet #1.

See attached picture, N is left & somewhat down. For the larger context I refer to the yellow box of the second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Micro calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

A small portion of the tip at the end of outlet #10 calved at a length of ca. 1.5 km (circled in green).
See attached picture. N is left down. It lies within the green box of the second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

At the end of the Austral summer calving activity rises at Getz Ice Shelf.
Today a 6 km wide portion of ice calved close to Wright Island. The part is circled in blue.

See attached picture. The area can be found in the blue box of the second picture of my posting from Dec 08.

[Stephan]

Micro calving at Getz Ice Shelf.

After a while with almost constantly cloudy conditions the latest EOSDIS picture shows that at the eastern part of Getz Ice Shelf, between Outlets #3 and #4, a ca. 4 km long calving has occurred (circled in blue).

See attached picture. N is left, somewhat down. The area can be found in the blue box of the second picture of my posting from Dec. 08.

[Stephan]

Micro calving at Getz Ice Shelf

Around two weeks ago a micro calving took place near the terminus of Outlet #3 in the eastern part of Getz Ice Shelf. The calving was ca. 2.5 km in width (circled in blue).
The area can be found in the blue box of the second picture of my posting from Dec. 08.

See attached picture. N is left, somewhat down.