Simulated melt rates for the Totten and Dalton ice shelves

The Totten Glacier is rapidly losing mass. It has been suggested that this mass loss is driven by changes in oceanic forcing; however, the details of the ice–ocean interaction are unknown. Here we present results from an ice shelf–ocean model of the region that includes the Totten, Dalton and Moscow...

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Main Authors: D. E. Gwyther, B. K. Galton-Fenzi, J. R. Hunter, J. L. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/10/267/2014/os-10-267-2014.pdf