Ocean heat drives rapid basal melt of the Totten Ice Shelf

Inflow of warm water drives rapid melt of the Totten Ice Shelf, demonstrating that this sector of East Antarctica is exposed to ocean heat.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Rintoul, Stephen Rich, Silvano, Alessandro, Pena-Molino, Beatriz, van Wijk, Esmee, Rosenberg, Mark, Greenbaum, Jamin Stevens, Blankenship, Donald D.
Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Division
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2016
Subjects:
East Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Totten Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601610
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.1601610
Description
Summary:Inflow of warm water drives rapid melt of the Totten Ice Shelf, demonstrating that this sector of East Antarctica is exposed to ocean heat.

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