Wind causes Totten Ice Shelf melt and acceleration

Wind upwells warm water from the deep ocean off the East Antarctic coast, leading to ice-shelf melt and glacier acceleration.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Greene, Chad A., Blankenship, Donald D., Gwyther, David E., Silvano, Alessandro, van Wijk, Esmee
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017
Subjects:
Research Articles
Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Totten Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5665591/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109976
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1701681
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Summary:Wind upwells warm water from the deep ocean off the East Antarctic coast, leading to ice-shelf melt and glacier acceleration.

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