Antarctic ice-sheet loss driven by basal melting of ice shelves
Accurate prediction of global sea-level rise requires that we understand the cause of recent, widespread and intensifying1,2 glacier acceleration along Antarctic ice-sheet coastal margins3. Atmospheric and oceanic forcing have the potential to reduce the thickness and extent of floating ice shelves,...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/257449 |