Mechanisms driving variability in the ocean forcing of Pine Island Glacier

Pine Island Glacier terminates in a rapidly melting ice shelf and ocean conditions are believed to influence its contribution to sea level rise. Here, the authors show that variability in these ocean conditions is driven by a combination of changes in ocean circulation and local surface heat fluxes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Benjamin G. M. Webber, Karen J. Heywood, David P. Stevens, Pierre Dutrieux, E. Povl Abrahamsen, Adrian Jenkins, Stanley S. Jacobs, Ho Kyung Ha, Sang Hoon Lee, Tae Wan Kim
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
Subjects:
Science
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Pine Island Glacier
Ice Shelf
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14507
https://doaj.org/article/6c1147c0e7004bbe9d3a3a0b37695afb
Description
Summary:Pine Island Glacier terminates in a rapidly melting ice shelf and ocean conditions are believed to influence its contribution to sea level rise. Here, the authors show that variability in these ocean conditions is driven by a combination of changes in ocean circulation and local surface heat fluxes.

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