Meltwater produced by wind–albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf

J. T. M. Lenaerts (), S. Lhermitte, R. Drews, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, S. Berger, V. Helm, C. J. P. P. Smeets, M. R. van den Broeke, W. J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard, M. Eijkelboom, O. Eisen and F. Pattyn
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J. T. M. Lenaerts: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
S. Lhermitte: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
R. Drews: Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles
S. R. M. Ligtenberg: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
S. Berger: Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles
V. Helm: Alfred Wegener Institute
C. J. P. P. Smeets: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
M. R. van den Broeke: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
W. J. van de Berg: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
E. van Meijgaard: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
M. Eijkelboom: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
O. Eisen: Alfred Wegener Institute
F. Pattyn: Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 58-62

Abstract: Surface melt has been tied to the collapse of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves. This study illustrates that warmer temperatures associated with katabatic winds drive similar processes in an East Antarctic ice shelf, highlighting vulnerability to disintegration.

Date: 2017
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