Rapid Collapse of Northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Rapid Collapse of Northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science
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In January 1995, 4200 square kilometers of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, broke away. Radar images from the ERS-1 satellite, complemented by field observations, showed that the two northernmost sections of the ice shelf fractured and disintegrated almost completely within a few days. This breakup followed a period of steady ret...
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Rapid Collapse of Northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_36194553
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_36194553
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.271.5250.788
