Robot subs find Antarctic sea ice thicker than expected

The plot thickens, or should it be the ice? The most detailed and comprehensive 3D map so far of Antarctica's winter sea ice shows that big parts of it are much thicker and more smashed-up than we thought, in fact, three times as thick. Data from this map will help us fill in some of the bigges...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Massom, RA, Williams, GD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: New Scientist 2014
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/97122
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Summary:The plot thickens, or should it be the ice? The most detailed and comprehensive 3D map so far of Antarctica's winter sea ice shows that big parts of it are much thicker and more smashed-up than we thought, in fact, three times as thick. Data from this map will help us fill in some of the biggest gaps in our global climate models.The growth of Antarctic sea ice, which reached an all-time record extent this year, is one of the biggest geophysical changes that happen on Earth each year.

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