Ocean circulation beneath the Ronne ice shelf
THE intimate thermal contact between the base of Antarctic ice shelves and the underlying ocean enables changes in climate to have a rapid impact on the outflow of ice from the interior of Antarctica1,2. Furthermore, water modified by passage under ice shelves, particularly in the Weddell Sea, is be...
Published in: | Nature |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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1991
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520115/ https://doi.org/10.1038/354221a0 |