Open AccessVulnerable Antarctic ice shelves
Author(s) -
Martín J. Siegert
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nature climate change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.749
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-6798
pISSN - 1758-678X
DOI - 10.1038/nclimate3189
Subject(s) - ice shelf , meltwater , antarctic sea ice , oceanography , iceberg , geology , sea ice , ice stream , arctic ice pack , cryosphere , ice sheet , antarctic ice sheet , fast ice , climatology , glacier , paleontology
Standfirst: The decay of floating ice shelves around Antarctica speeds up ice flow from the continent and enhances sea-level rise. Now meltwater attributed to warm winds has been discovered on an East Antarctic ice shelf, suggesting greater vulnerability than previously thought
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