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Wind causes Totten Ice Shelf melt and acceleration

Totten Glacier in East Antarctica has the potential to raise global sea level by at least 3.5 m, but its sensitivity to climate change has not been well understood. The glacier is coupled to the ocean by the Totten Ice Shelf, which has exhibited variable speed, thickness, and grounding line position...

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Autores principales: Greene, Chad A., Blankenship, Donald D., Gwyther, David E., Silvano, Alessandro, van Wijk, Esmee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5665591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29109976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1701681