Vulnerable Antarctic ice shelves

Standfirst: The decay of floating ice shelves around Antarctica speeds up ice flow from the continent and enhances sea-level rise. Now meltwater attributed to warm winds has been discovered on an East Antarctic ice shelf, suggesting greater vulnerability than previously thought.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Climate Change
Main Author: Siegert, MJ
Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), British Council (UK)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/43149
https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3189
Description
Summary:Standfirst: The decay of floating ice shelves around Antarctica speeds up ice flow from the continent and enhances sea-level rise. Now meltwater attributed to warm winds has been discovered on an East Antarctic ice shelf, suggesting greater vulnerability than previously thought.

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