Meltwater produced by wind–albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf

Surface melt has been tied to the collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves. This study illustrates that warmer temperatures associated with katabatic winds drive similar processes in an East Antarctic ice shelf, highlighting vulnerability to disintegration.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Climate Change
Main Authors: Lenaerts, J.T.M., Lhermitte, S., Drews, R., Ligtenberg, S.R.M., Berger, S., Helm, V., Smeets, C.J.P.P., van den Broeke, M.R., van de Berg, W.J., van Meijgaard, E., Eijkelboom, M., Eisen, O., Pattyn, F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=282615
Description
Summary:Surface melt has been tied to the collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves. This study illustrates that warmer temperatures associated with katabatic winds drive similar processes in an East Antarctic ice shelf, highlighting vulnerability to disintegration.

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