Antarctic Ice Shelf Potentially Stabilized by Export of Meltwater in Surface River
Antarctic Ice Shelf Potentially Stabilized by Export of Meltwater in Surface River
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Goddard Space Flight Center: Macmillan
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English
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Goddard Space Flight Center: Macmillan
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Meltwater stored in ponds and crevasses can weaken and fracture ice shelves, triggering their rapid disintegration. This ice-shelf collapse results in an increased flux of ice from adjacent glaciers and ice streams, thereby raising sea level globally. However, surface rivers forming on ice shelves could potentially export stored meltwater and preve...
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Potentially Stabilized by Export of Meltwater in Surface River
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1891088382
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1891088382
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature22048
