Ocean heat drives rapid basal melt of the Totten Ice Shelf

Inflow of warm water drives rapid melt of the Totten Ice Shelf, demonstrating that this sector of East Antarctica is exposed to ocean heat.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Rintoul, Stephen Rich, Silvano, Alessandro, Pena-Molino, Beatriz, van Wijk, Esmee, Rosenberg, Mark, Greenbaum, Jamin Stevens, Blankenship, Donald D.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5161426/
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601610
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Summary:Inflow of warm water drives rapid melt of the Totten Ice Shelf, demonstrating that this sector of East Antarctica is exposed to ocean heat.