Ice-shelf stability questioned

Alison Banwell ()
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Alison Banwell: Alison Banwell is at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK.

Nature, 2017, vol. 544, issue 7650, 306-307

Abstract: Surface lakes and streams are forming on Antarctica's ice shelves, making them susceptible to instability and possible collapse. But rivers could mitigate this effect by efficiently exporting meltwater to the ocean. See Letters p.344 & p.349

Date: 2017
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