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Meltwater produced by wind-albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf

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Surface melt has been tied to the collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves. This study illustrates that warmer temperatures associated with katabatic winds drive similar processes in an East Antarctic… Click to show full abstract

Surface melt has been tied to the collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves. This study illustrates that warmer temperatures associated with katabatic winds drive similar processes in an East Antarctic ice shelf, highlighting vulnerability to disintegration.

Keywords: meltwater produced; ice shelf; antarctic ice; east antarctic; ice

Journal Title: Nature Climate Change
Year Published: 2017

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