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Getz Ice Shelf melt enhanced by freshwater discharge from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Getz Ice Shelf melt enhanced by freshwater discharge from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Getz Ice Shelf melt enhanced by freshwater discharge from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Getz Ice Shelf melt enhanced by freshwater discharge from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Publisher

Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH

Journal title

The cryosphere, 2020-04, Vol.14 (4), p.1399-1408

Language

English

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Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Antarctica's Getz Ice Shelf has been rapidly thinning in recent years, producing more meltwater than any other ice shelf in the world. The influx of fresh water is known to substantially influence ocean circulation and biological productivity, but relatively little is known about the factors controlling basal melt rate or how basal melt is spatiall...

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Getz Ice Shelf melt enhanced by freshwater discharge from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_735f8ce5320945fa8ebdcfbdfc34c2f7

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_735f8ce5320945fa8ebdcfbdfc34c2f7

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ISSN

1994-0424,1994-0416

E-ISSN

1994-0424,1994-0416

DOI

10.5194/tc-14-1399-2020

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