Observed vulnerability of Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to wind-driven inflow of warm deep water

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Darelius, Elin Maria K., Fer, Ilker, Nicholls, Keith W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
• Subjects: Filchner Ice Shelf; Ronne Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/13061; https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12300

The average rate of melting at the base of the large Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in the southern Weddell Sea is currently low, but projected to increase dramatically within the next century. In a model study, melt rates increase as changing ice conditions cause a redirection of a coastal current, bring...