Thermohaline structure and circulation beneath the Langhovde Glacier ice shelf in East Antarctica

oleh: Masahiro Minowa, Shin Sugiyama, Masato Ito, Shiori Yamane, Shigeru Aoki

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01

Deskripsi

Basal melting of ice shelves is the principal driver of recent ice mass loss in Antarctica. The study reports comprehensive structures of temperature, salinity and current under an ice shelf in East Antarctica obtained by borehole measurements.