Pathways and modification of warm water flowing beneath Thwaites Ice Shelf, West Antarctica

Thwaites Glacier is the most rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and adds large uncertainty to 21st century sea-level rise predictions. Here, we present the first direct observations of ocean temperature, salinity, and oxygen beneath Thwaites Ice Shelf front, collected by an auto...

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Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Wåhlin, A. K., Graham, A. G. C., Hogan, K. A., Queste, B. Y., Boehme, L., Larter, R. D, Pettit, E. C., Wellner, J., Heywood, K. J.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021
Subjects:
Research Articles
Antarctic
Island Bay
Pine Island Bay
Thwaites Glacier
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelf
Pine Island
Thwaites Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8034858/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33837074
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd7254

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