Warming beneath an East Antarctic ice shelf due to increased subpolar westerlies and reduced sea ice

• Published in: Nature Geoscience
• Main Authors: Lauber, Julius, Hattermann, Tore, de Steur, Laura, Chiche, Elin Maria Kristina Darelius, Auger, Matthis, Nøst, Ole Anders, Moholdt, Geir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature 2023
• Subjects: Antarktis; Antarctica; Fysisk oseanografi; Physical oceanography; Ice ocean interactions; VDP::Oseanografi: 452; VDP::Oceanography: 452; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Fimbulisen; Antarc*; Antarktis*; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3097799; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01273-5

Understanding how climate change influences ocean-driven melting of the Antarctic ice shelves is one of the greatest challenges for projecting future sea level rise. The East Antarctic ice shelf cavities host cold water masses that limit melting, and only a few short-term observational studies exist...