Strong ice-ocean interaction beneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica
Mass loss from the Antarctic ice sheet, Earths largest freshwater reservoir, results directly in global sea-level rise and Southern Ocean freshening. Observational and modeling studies have demonstrated that ice shelf basal melting, resulting from the inflow of warm water onto the Antarctic continen...
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17527-4 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32839464 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/143771 |