The influence of an Antarctic ice shelf on land-fast sea ice detected by in-situ and satellite measurements.
In proximity to ice shelves, the growth of land-fast sea ice can be influenced by meltwater in the upper surface ocean originating from basal melting. In the western Ross Sea, strong southerly winds advect sea ice offshore and form regions of open water called coastal polynyas. Sea ice is produced i...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Canterbury
2020
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/940 https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/100740 |