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Meltwater produced by wind–albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf
Lenaerts, J.T.M.; Lhermitte, S.; Drews, R.; Ligtenberg, S.R.M.; Berger, S.; Helm, V.; Smeets, C.J.P.P.; van den Broeke, M.R.; van de Berg, W.J.; van Meijgaard, E.; Eijkelboom, M.; Eisen, O.; Pattyn, F. (2017). Meltwater produced by wind–albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf. Nat. Clim. Chang. 7(1): 58-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3180
In: Nature Climate Change. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1758-678X; e-ISSN 1758-6798, more
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Lenaerts, J.T.M., more
  • Lhermitte, S., more
  • Drews, R., more
  • Ligtenberg, S.R.M.
  • Berger, S., more
  • Helm, V.
  • Smeets, C.J.P.P.
  • van den Broeke, M.R.
  • van de Berg, W.J.
  • van Meijgaard, E.
  • Eijkelboom, M.
  • Eisen, O.
  • Pattyn, F., more

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.

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