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Freshening by glacial meltwater enhances melting of ice shelves and reduces formation of Antarctic Bottom Water
Strong heat loss and brine release during sea ice formation in coastal polynyas act to cool and salinify waters on the Antarctic continental shelf. Polynya activity thus both limits the ocean heat flux to the Antarctic Ice Sheet and promotes formation of Dense Shelf Water (DSW), the precursor to Ant...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29675467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aap9467 |