The far reach of ice-shelf thinning in Antarctica
Floating ice shelves, which fringe most of Antarctica’s coastline, regulate ice flow into the Southern Ocean1,2,3. Their thinning4,5,6,7 or disintegration8,9 can cause upstream acceleration of grounded ice and raise global sea levels. So far the effect has not been quantified in a comprehensive and...
Published in: | Nature Climate Change |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Macmillan Publishers Ltd
2018
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518976/ https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-017-0020-x |