Sentences with phrase «major iceberg calving»

In October 2011, researchers flying in NASA's Operation IceBridge campaign made the first - ever detailed, airborne measurements of a major iceberg calving event while it was in progress.

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Larsen B experienced a major iceberg - calving event in 1995, followed by gradual retreat and then complete collapse seven years later.

In this particular political moment, the calving of a major iceberg has made headlines around the world.

Icebergs calving into the sea are a major source of Greenland's ice loss.

(3) Phase of major retreat and decay of the ice sheet resulting in high sediment (IRD) input by calving icebergs.

A crack in Antarctica's Pine Island glacier leads to the calving of a major iceberg.