Vulnerability of Eastern Thwaites Ice Shelf, West Antarctica to Warm Ocean Water: Insights from First AUV Exploration of Sub-Ice-Shelf Environment

Erin C Pettit1, Anna Wahlin2, Karen J. Heywood3, Bastien Yves Queste4, Rob Hall3, Lars Boehme5, Ted A Scambos6, Jan Lenaerts7, Martin Truffer8, Atsuhiro Muto9 and Christian Thomas Wild10, (1)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden, (3)University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4, United Kingdom, (4)University of East Anglia, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom, (5)Scottish Oceans Institute, Sea Mammal Research Unit, St. Andrews, United Kingdom, (6)University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (7)University of Colorado, Boulder, ATOC, Boulder, United States, (8)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (9)The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, (10)Oregon State University, CEOAS, Corvallis, United States