Warm surface waters increase Antarctic ice shelf melt and delay dense water formation

Excessively warm and fresh surface water along the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, in 2017 led to more ice melt and delayed dense water formation, according to analyses of in situ observations.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors:	Shigeru Aoki, Tomoki Takahashi, Kaihe Yamazaki, Daisuke Hirano, Kazuya Ono, Kazuya Kusahara, Takeshi Tamura, Guy D. Williams
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:	Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Antarctic Amery Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctica Ice Shelf
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00456-z https://doaj.org/article/ca231eb29b9143c4b9b0b8a9335f14cf

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Summary:	Excessively warm and fresh surface water along the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, in 2017 led to more ice melt and delayed dense water formation, according to analyses of in situ observations.