Widespread Persistent Thickening of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet by Freezing from the Base

A large fraction of the ice at Dome A, Antarctica, did not form by the usual process of snowfall compaction.

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Bell, Robin E., Ferraccioli, Fausto, Creyts, Timothy T., Braaten, David, Corr, Hugh, Das, Indrani, Damaske, Detlef, Frearson, Nicholas, Jordan, Thomas, Rose, Kathryn, Studinger, Michael, Wolovick, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2011
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1200109
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1200109
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Summary:A large fraction of the ice at Dome A, Antarctica, did not form by the usual process of snowfall compaction.