Ocean-induced melt volume directly paces ice loss from Pine Island Glacier

• Published in: Science Advances
• Main Authors: Joughin, Ian, Shapero, Daniel, Dutrieux, Pierre, Smith, Ben
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2021
• Subjects: Pine Island Glacier; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abi5738; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.abi5738

Glacier response to ice-shelf thinning is driven largely by the total melt rather than its spatial distribution.