학술논문
Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Ice-shelf bottom melting is thought to cause mass loss in West Antarctica. Here, the authors analyse radar observations of the Dotson and Crosson ice shelves to directly quantify grounding zone unbalanced melting of up to 70 m per year, and illustrate its relation with bed topography and grounding line retreat.