Freshening by glacial meltwater enhances melting of ice shelves and reduces formation of Antarctic Bottom Water

Glacial meltwater stops bottom-water formation, allowing warm ocean waters to reach Antarctic ice shelves and drive rapid melting.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Silvano, Alessandro, Rintoul, Stephen Rich, Peña-Molino, Beatriz, Hobbs, William Richard, van Wijk, Esmee, Aoki, Shigeru, Tamura, Takeshi, Williams, Guy Darvall
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
Subjects:
Research Articles
Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906079/
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aap9467
Description
Summary:Glacial meltwater stops bottom-water formation, allowing warm ocean waters to reach Antarctic ice shelves and drive rapid melting.

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