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Observed vulnerability of Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to wind-driven inflow of warm deep water

The average rate of melting at the base of the large Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in the southern Weddell Sea is currently low, but projected to increase dramatically within the next century. In a model study, melt rates increase as changing ice conditions cause a redirection of a coastal current, bring...

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Autores principales: Darelius, E., Fer, I., Nicholls, K. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27481659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12300