Model simulations investigate Totten thinning

Enhanced oceanic heat flux and changing oceandynamics are believed to be the key factors inmaking the Totten Glacier one of the fastestthinning glaciers in East Antarctica. To investigatethis, a model of the ocean circulation beneath andaround the Totten Glacier is currently beingdeveloped by scient...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gwyther, DE, Galton-Fenzi, B, Williams, GD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Australian Antarctic Division 2011
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Antarctic
East Antarctica
The Antarctic
Totten Glacier
Antarc*
Antarctica
Australian Antarctic Division
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/78230
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Summary:Enhanced oceanic heat flux and changing oceandynamics are believed to be the key factors inmaking the Totten Glacier one of the fastestthinning glaciers in East Antarctica. To investigatethis, a model of the ocean circulation beneath andaround the Totten Glacier is currently beingdeveloped by scientists at the Antarctic Climateand Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACECRC) and the Australian Antarctic Division.

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