Oceanic environment of George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula
A collation of available data shows that sea-water with a temperature 3°C above the in-situ freezing point lies beneath George VI Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula, and is widespread on the Amundsen-Bellingshausen continental shelf. The presence of warm water is a factor in the recent and continu...
| Published in: | Annals of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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International Glaciological Society
1988
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| Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521870/ https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500006480 |
| Summary: | A collation of available data shows that sea-water with a temperature 3°C above the in-situ freezing point lies beneath George VI Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula, and is widespread on the Amundsen-Bellingshausen continental shelf. The presence of warm water is a factor in the recent and continuing disintegration of ice shelves in the region, yet the meteorology and oceanography of the sector are little known. We discuss a plausible link between the present climatic conditions, sea-water characteristics and the warm-water intrusion on to the continental shelf, thereby illustrating an indirect climatic influence on the mass balance of ice shelves. |
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