Strong ice-ocean interaction beneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Hirano, D, Tamura, T, Kusahara, K, Ohshima, KI, Nicholls, KW, Ushio, S, Simizu, D, Ono, K, Fujii, M, Nogi, Y, Aoki, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020
• Subjects: sea level rise; ice-ocean interaction; Shirase Glacier; Antarctica; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Totten Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/40709/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/40709/1/143771%20-%20Strong%20ice-ocean%20interaction%20beneath%20Shirase%20Glacier.pdf

Mass loss from the Antarctic ice sheet, Earth’s 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 contine...