Ross Ice Shelf

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Ice
gptkbp:area 487,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:contains icebergs calving
gptkbp:diameter approximately 400 meters
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:James_Clark_Ross
gptkbp:flows_into gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkbp:geological_features gptkb:Whillans_Ice_Stream
gptkb:Kamb_Ice_Stream
gptkb:Mac_Ayeal_Ice_Stream
gptkbp:has subglacial lakes
ice streams
gptkbp:has_research_center gptkb:Mc_Murdo_Station
gptkb:Scott_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ross Ice Shelf
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of satellite observations
climate models
glaciological studies
gptkbp:is_adjacent_to gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
gptkbp:is_affected_by climate change
sea level rise
ocean acidification
ocean warming
ice melt
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:Antarctic_Circumpolar_Current
gptkb:Getz_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Ross_Sea_Polynya
gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
gptkb:Filchner_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Weddell_Sea
gptkb:East_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:Pine_Island_Glacier
gptkb:Thwaites_Glacier
gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
Antarctic ice streams
gptkbp:is_critical_for Antarctic ecosystem
gptkbp:is_essential_for fishing industry
oceanography
biodiversity
environmental monitoring
climate research
global climate patterns
glacial studies
global sea level
research on ice dynamics
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:fish_species
gptkb:seals
biodiversity
marine life
krill
penguins
benthic organisms
microbial life
gptkbp:is_influenced_by wind patterns
glacial melt
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:NSF
gptkb:NASA
environmental changes
satellites
ice melt
ice stability
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Antarctic_ice_sheet
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:West_Antarctica
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
Antarctic ecosystem
Ross Sea region
Antarctic marine ecosystem
Antarctic research initiatives
Antarctic continental shelf
Antarctic ice flow system
Antarctic ice system
Antarctic marine protected areas
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:ocean
gptkbp:is_studied_for glaciology
climate impact
ice shelf dynamics
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:scientists
gptkbp:is_subject_to gptkb:scientific_research
ice dynamics
gptkbp:is_surrounded_by gptkb:Ross_Island
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to ice shelf collapse
warming oceans
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:supports icebergs
gptkbp:was_affecting ocean currents
climate models
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4