Airborne mapping of the sub-ice platelet layer under fast ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
<p>Basal melting of ice shelves can result in the outflow of supercooled ice shelf water, which can lead to the formation of a sub-ice platelet layer (SIPL) below adjacent sea ice. McMurdo Sound, located in the southern Ross Sea, Antarctica, is well known for the occurrence of a SIPL linked to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/247/2021/tc-15-247-2021.pdf |