How the ocean melts Antarctic ice
The floating ice shelves around Antarctica are key to buttressing land-based ice. Observations, simulations and analyses from around Antarctica now identify mechanisms that lead to basal melting of these vulnerable shelves.
Main Author: | Ariaan Purich |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-06-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00471-0 |
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