Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines.
As continental ice from Antarctica reaches the grounding line and begins to float, its underside melts into the ocean. Results obtained with satellite radar interferometry reveal that bottom melt rates experienced by large outlet glaciers near their grounding lines are far higher than generally assu...
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ftcdlib:qt1nj6x4t1 2023-05-15T13:58:53+02:00 Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. Rignot, E Jacobs, SS 2020 - 2023 2002-06-14 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1nj6x4t1 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt1nj6x4t1 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1nj6x4t1 Attribution (CC BY): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rignot, E; & Jacobs, SS. (2002). Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. Science, 296(5575), 2020 - 2023. doi:10.1126/science.1070942. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1nj6x4t1 article 2002 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1070942 2017-10-13T22:51:03Z As continental ice from Antarctica reaches the grounding line and begins to float, its underside melts into the ocean. Results obtained with satellite radar interferometry reveal that bottom melt rates experienced by large outlet glaciers near their grounding lines are far higher than generally assumed. The melting rate is positively correlated with thermal forcing, increasing by 1 meter per year for each 0.1 degrees C rise in ocean temperature. Where deep water has direct access to grounding lines, glaciers and ice shelves are vulnerable to ongoing increases in ocean temperature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Ice Shelves University of California: eScholarship Antarctic Science 296 5575 2020 2023 |
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As continental ice from Antarctica reaches the grounding line and begins to float, its underside melts into the ocean. Results obtained with satellite radar interferometry reveal that bottom melt rates experienced by large outlet glaciers near their grounding lines are far higher than generally assumed. The melting rate is positively correlated with thermal forcing, increasing by 1 meter per year for each 0.1 degrees C rise in ocean temperature. Where deep water has direct access to grounding lines, glaciers and ice shelves are vulnerable to ongoing increases in ocean temperature. |
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Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. |
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Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. |
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Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. |
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Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. |
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Rignot, E; & Jacobs, SS. (2002). Rapid bottom melting widespread near Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding lines. Science, 296(5575), 2020 - 2023. doi:10.1126/science.1070942. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1nj6x4t1 |
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