Bathymetric control of warm ocean water access along the East Antarctic Margin
Observed thinning of the Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has cast doubt upon the stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Recent oceanographic observations at the front of the Totten Ice Shelf have confirmed the presence of modified Circumpolar Deep Water (mCDW), which likely promotes enhanced m...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Amer Geophysical Union
2017
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074433 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/122421 |