{"670902":{"#nid":"670902","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Icefin Robot Reports on The Crucial Role of Crevasses in Antarctic Ice Shelf Stability","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECrevasses, as discovered through groundbreaking research led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cornell.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECornell\u003C\/a\u003E, are not just fissures in the ice; they serve a crucial function in the circulation of seawater beneath Antarctic ice shelves.\u0026nbsp;This unique study, carried out with the assistance of an innovative underwater robot,\u0026nbsp;suggests that crevasses may have a significant impact on the stability of these ice shelves. The Icefin robot, operated remotely, made an ascent and descent within a crevasse located at the base of the Ross Ice Shelf. This operation marked a significant milestone by providing the first 3D measurements of ocean conditions at the vital intersection where the ice shelf meets the coastline, commonly referred to as the grounding zone. Georgia Tech scientists included in this research include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\/people\/benjamin-hurwitz\u0022\u003EBenjamin Hurwitz\u003C\/a\u003E, an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOcean Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E Ph.D. scholar, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/justin-lawrence\u0022\u003EJustin Lawrence\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. scholar in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(This story was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/indiaeducationdiary.in\/exploring-the-depths-underwater-robot-advances-insight-into-ice-shelf-crevasses\/\u0022\u003EIndia Education Diary\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECrevasses, as discovered through groundbreaking research led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cornell.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECornell\u003C\/a\u003E, are not just fissures in the ice; they serve a crucial function in the circulation of seawater beneath Antarctic ice shelves.\u0026nbsp;This unique study, carried out with the assistance of an innovative underwater robot,\u0026nbsp;suggests that crevasses may have a significant impact on the stability of these ice shelves. The Icefin robot, operated remotely, made an ascent and descent within a crevasse located at the base of the Ross Ice Shelf. This operation marked a significant milestone by providing the first 3D measurements of ocean conditions at the vital intersection where the ice shelf meets the coastline, commonly referred to as the grounding zone. Georgia Tech scientists included in this research include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\/people\/benjamin-hurwitz\u0022\u003EBenjamin Hurwitz\u003C\/a\u003E, an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOcean Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E Ph.D. scholar, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/justin-lawrence\u0022\u003EJustin Lawrence\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. scholar in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(This story was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/indiaeducationdiary.in\/exploring-the-depths-underwater-robot-advances-insight-into-ice-shelf-crevasses\/\u0022\u003EIndia Education Diary\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-11-06 15:46:27","changed_gmt":"2023-11-13 16:36:41","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"AZO Robotics","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.azorobotics.com\/News.aspx?newsID=14426","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"188230","name":"Ocean Science and Engineering (OSE)"},{"id":"192274","name":"Benjamin Hurwitz"},{"id":"174094","name":"Justin Lawrence"},{"id":"193245","name":"crevasses"},{"id":"176758","name":"ice sheets"},{"id":"193246","name":"Antarctic ice shelf"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}