Distribution of water masses and meltwater on the continental shelf near the Totten and Moscow University ice shelves

Warm waters flood the continental shelf of the Amundsen and Bellingshausen seas in West Antarctica, driving rapid basal melt of ice shelves. In contrast, waters on the continental shelf in East Antarctica are cooler and ice shelves experience relatively low rates of basal melt. An exception is provi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Main Authors: Silvano, A, Rintoul, SR, Pena-Molino, B, Williams, GD
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2017
Subjects:
Antarctica
ice shelf
melting
warming
sea-level rise
East Antarctica
Moscow University Ice Shelf
Sabrina Coast
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Totten Ice Shelf
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24317/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24317/2/116452%20final.pdf
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24317/1/Silvano_etal_JGRO_2017.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JC012115

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