Ocean-ice shelf interaction in East Antarctica

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Silvano, A., Rintoul, S.R., Herraiz-Borreguero, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; The Antarctic; Totten Glacier; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Totten Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/406609/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/406609/1/29_4_silvano.pdf

Assessments of the Antarctic contribution to future sea level rise have generally focused on ice loss in West Antarctica. This focus was motivated by glaciological and oceanographic observations that showed ocean warming was driving loss of ice mass from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). Paleocli...