Channelized Ice Melting in the Ocean Boundary Layer Beneath Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

Active Ice How, exactly, does warm ocean water erode an ice shelf? In a field study of an ice shelf at Pine Island, Antarctica, Stanton et al. (p. 1236 ) collected data from radar, seismic surveys, and oceanographic sensors inserted in holes bored through the ice shelf. The results show that localiz...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Stanton, T. P., Shaw, W. J., Truffer, M., Corr, H. F. J., Peters, L. E., Riverman, K. L., Bindschadler, R., Holland, D. M., Anandakrishnan, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2013
Subjects:
Pine Island Glacier
Stanton
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Pine Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1239373
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1239373
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Summary:Active Ice How, exactly, does warm ocean water erode an ice shelf? In a field study of an ice shelf at Pine Island, Antarctica, Stanton et al. (p. 1236 ) collected data from radar, seismic surveys, and oceanographic sensors inserted in holes bored through the ice shelf. The results show that localized, intensive melting occurs in a complex network of discreet channels that are formed on the underside of the shelf. This pattern of melting may limit the absolute rate of ice-shelf mass loss.

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