Thinning sea ice weakens buttressing force of iceberg mélange and promotes calving
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14596
Abstract: At many marine-terminating glaciers, the breakup of mélange, a floating aggregation of sea ice and icebergs, has been accompanied by an increase in iceberg calving and ice mass loss. Previous studies have argued that mélange… read more here.
Keywords: lange; buttressing force; sea ice;