Table 1 AR extremes associated with calving events and collapses.

From: Intense atmospheric rivers can weaken ice shelf stability at the Antarctic Peninsula

AR begin

AR end

Date calving/collapse

Cumulated IVT

Temperature

Melt

Runoff

Sea ice

Swells

Observations

24/01/1995

25/01/1995

25/01/1995

3987

True

True

True

True

True

Collapse

25/02/2000

25/02/2000

27/02/2000

555

True

False

True

False

False

 

31/12/2001

02/01/2002

06/01/2002

7421

True

False

True

False

True

 

04/02/2002

05/02/2002

08/02/2002

1878

True

False

True

No more SI

False

IWV script

18/02/2002

20/02/2002

23/02/2002

3982

True

False

True

No more SI

False

IWV script

25/02/2002

27/02/2002

02/03/2002

5602

True

True

True

No more SI

True

Collapse

28/10/2002

29/10/2002

29/10/2002

4585

False

False

False

False

False

 

13/01/2003

13/01/2003

18/01/2003

391

True

False

True

True

False

 

19/02/2003

19/02/2003

23/02/2003

919

True

False

True

True

True

 

18/04/2003

20/04/2003

18/04/2003

414

False

False

False

False

False

 

03/01/2005

05/01/2005

03/01/2005

1058

True

True

True

True

True

 

09/02/2005

10/02/2005

11/02/2005

6387

True

True

True

False

False

 

29/12/2005

30/12/2005

01/01/2006

3752

True

False

True

False

False

 

18/01/2006

18/01/2006

20/01/2006

355

True

True

True

True

False

 

06/02/2006

08/02/2006

11/02/2006

2838

True

True

True

True

False

 

26/11/2008

27/11/2008

30/11/2008

4370

True

False

True

False

False

 

05/07/2017

06/07/2017

10/07/2017

5066

False

False

False

False

False

Winter event

  1. Extreme events occurring between AR beginning and ending dates are denoted as True, whereas False refers to the lack of co-occurring extreme event. Temperature, melt, runoff (swell height) values exceeding the 95th (85th, respectively) percentile of summer values are considered. Substantial sea-ice removal is when values exceed + 2 sigma. Lines in italics are ARs retrieved in 2002 with the IWV script only. Bold are ARs associated with Larsen A and Larsen B collapses. All events excluding 24/01/1995, 04/02/2002, 18/02/2002, and 05/07/2017 constitute the 13 calving/collapse events that were preceded by an AR landfall within 5 days prior.