Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica

Ice-shelf bottom melting is thought to cause mass loss in West Antarctica. Here, the authors analyse radar observations of the Dotson and Crosson ice shelves to directly quantify grounding zone unbalanced melting of up to 70 m per year, and illustrate its relation with bed topography and grounding l...

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Main Authors:	Ala Khazendar, Eric Rignot, Dustin M. Schroeder, Helene Seroussi, Michael P. Schodlok, Bernd Scheuchl, Jeremie Mouginot, Tyler C. Sutterley, Isabella Velicogna
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Published:	Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:	Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ec59c5a6e1684f98b414ff5ee6013c3b2021-12-02T17:32:52ZRapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica10.1038/ncomms132432041-1723https://doaj.org/article/ec59c5a6e1684f98b414ff5ee6013c3b2016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13243https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Ice-shelf bottom melting is thought to cause mass loss in West Antarctica. Here, the authors analyse radar observations of the Dotson and Crosson ice shelves to directly quantify grounding zone unbalanced melting of up to 70 m per year, and illustrate its relation with bed topography and grounding line retreat.Ala KhazendarEric RignotDustin M. SchroederHelene SeroussiMichael P. SchodlokBernd ScheuchlJeremie MouginotTyler C. SutterleyIsabella VelicognaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Ala Khazendar Eric Rignot Dustin M. Schroeder Helene Seroussi Michael P. Schodlok Bernd Scheuchl Jeremie Mouginot Tyler C. Sutterley Isabella Velicogna Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
description	Ice-shelf bottom melting is thought to cause mass loss in West Antarctica. Here, the authors analyse radar observations of the Dotson and Crosson ice shelves to directly quantify grounding zone unbalanced melting of up to 70 m per year, and illustrate its relation with bed topography and grounding line retreat.
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author	Ala Khazendar Eric Rignot Dustin M. Schroeder Helene Seroussi Michael P. Schodlok Bernd Scheuchl Jeremie Mouginot Tyler C. Sutterley Isabella Velicogna
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title	Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
title_short	Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
title_full	Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
title_fullStr	Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed	Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica
title_sort	rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in west antarctica
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/ec59c5a6e1684f98b414ff5ee6013c3b
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Rapid submarine ice melting in the grounding zones of ice shelves in West Antarctica

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