Expedition 374 Summary
The marine-based West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is currently locally retreating because of shifting wind-driven oceanic currents that transport warm waters toward the ice margin, resulting in ice shelf thinning and accelerated mass loss. Previous results from geologic drilling on Antarctica’s conti...
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Digital Commons @ University of South Florida
2019
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/668 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1660&context=msc_facpub |