Extended Data Table 1 Surface meltwater area totals on grounded and floating ice per melt season for the Antarctic Ice Sheets
From: Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding
Melt Season | EAIS | AP | WAIS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grounded Area Total (km2) | Ice Shelf Area Total (km2) | % Grounded | Grounded Area Total (km2) | Ice Shelf Area Total (km2) | % Grounded | Grounded Area Total (km2) | Ice Shelf Area Total (km2) | % Grounded | |
2006/07 | 546 | 809 | 40 | 29 | 1135 | 2 | 37 | 29 | 56 |
2007/08 | 832 | 1165 | 42 | 24 | 251 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 54 |
2008/09 | 697 | 761 | 48 | 17 | 491 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
2009/10 | 867 | 1529 | 36 | 15 | 1465 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 48 |
2010/11 | 629 | 1400 | 31 | 22 | 799 | 3 | 44 | 39 | 53 |
2011/12 | 463 | 562 | 45 | 10 | 414 | 2 | 43 | 28 | 60 |
2012/13 | 678 | 1713 | 28 | 36 | 1469 | 2 | 38 | 67 | 36 |
2013/14 | 1328 | 2768 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 68 | 27 | 33 | 45 |
2014/15 | 1217 | 3496 | 26 | 31 | 89 | 26 | 47 | 40 | 54 |
2015/16 | 715 | 1097 | 39 | 250 | 337 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 45 |
2016/17 | 1796 | 4149 | 30 | 388 | 383 | 50 | 33 | 42 | 44 |
2017/18 | 1063 | 2235 | 32 | 44 | 1159 | 4 | 24 | 33 | 42 |
2018/19 | 1547 | 2698 | 36 | 13 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 37 |
2019/20 | 1283 | 2740 | 32 | 177 | 2154 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 46 |
2020/21 | 658 | 750 | 47 | 133 | 1396 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 55 |
