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.

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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

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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.

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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