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Intrusion of warm surface water beneath the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Author(s) -
Stern A. A.,
Dinniman M. S.,
Zagorodnov V.,
Tyler S. W.,
Holland D. M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: oceans
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-9291
pISSN - 2169-9275
DOI - 10.1002/2013jc008842
Subject(s) - intrusion , ice shelf , geology , front (military) , oceanography , iceberg , sea ice , surface water , geochemistry , cryosphere , environmental science , environmental engineering
Key Points There is an annual intrusion of warm water beneath the McMurdo ice shelf This intrusion causes elevated melt rates near to the ice front The intruding water is surface water originating west of the Ross Sea Polynya