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
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Language: | English |
Published: |
2017
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Online Access: | http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=282615
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