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Thinning sea ice weakens buttressing force of iceberg mélange and promotes calving
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 may suppress calving by exerting a buttressing force directly on the glacie...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339875/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28248285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14596 |