Spatial–temporal patterns of surface melting observed over Antarctic ice shelves using scatterometer data

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: Oza, Sandip Rashmikant
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2015
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Shackleton; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102014000832; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102014000832

Abstract Ice shelves fringing Antarctica are sensitive indicators of climate change due to the direct interface with the atmosphere and ocean. Meltwater induced by atmospheric warming percolates from the surface into hydrofractures and affects shelf stability. Surface melting reduces the microwave b...