Antarctic ice-sheet loss driven by basal melting of ice shelves

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Pritchard, H.D., Ligtenberg, S.R.M., Fricker, H.A., Vaughan, D.G., van den Broeke, M.R., Padman, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Buttress; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17954/; http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v484/n7395/full/nature10968.html

Accurate prediction of global sea-level rise requires that we understand the cause of recent, widespread and intensifying1, 2 glacier acceleration along Antarctic ice-sheet coastal margins3. Atmospheric and oceanic forcing have the potential to reduce the thickness and extent of floating ice shelves...