| Antarctic ice-sheet loss driven by basal melting of ice shelves |  |
| Pritchard, H.D.; Ligtenberg, S.R.M.; Fricker, H.A.; Vaughan, D.G.; van den Broeke, M.R.; Padman, L. (2012). Antarctic ice-sheet loss driven by basal melting of ice shelves Nature (Lond.) 484(7395): 502-505. dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10968 |
| In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836, meer |
| Trefwoorden |
Glaciers; Ice melting; Ice sheets; Ice shelves; Opwelling; Satellite altimetry; Zeespiegelveranderingen; Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula [gazetteer]; Marien |
| Abstract |
Using satellite laser altimetry, basal melting of ice shelves is determined to be the main driver of Antarctic ice-sheet loss, with changing climate the likely cause. |
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