Evolution of the McMurdo Shear Zone, Antarctica: Determining Critical Kinematic Threshold Values for Crevasse Initiation and Predicting Long-term Changes to Shear Zone Stability


Lynn M Kaluzienski1, Peter Ortquist Koons1, Ellyn M Enderlin2, Steven Arcone, Seth W Campbell4, Zoe Courville5 and Clara Beatrix Deck6, (1)University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, Orono, ME, United States, (2)Boise State University, Department of Geosciences, Boise, ID, United States, (3)University of Maine, Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, Orono, United States, (4)Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH, United States, (5)College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, United States