Massive subsurface ice formed by refreezing of ice-shelf melt ponds
The influence of surface ponding on the interior of ice shelves is currently unknown. Here, the authors combine surface and borehole geophysics on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica, with remote sensing and modelling and show how pond refreezing increases ice shelf density and temperature.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11897 |