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Antarctic ice shelf potentially stabilized by export of meltwater in surface river

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  • Robin E. Bell

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Winnie Chu

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades
    Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Jonathan Kingslake

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades
    Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Indrani Das

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Marco Tedesco

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades
    NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies)

  • Kirsty J. Tinto

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Christopher J. Zappa

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Massimo Frezzotti

    (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA SP))

  • Alexandra Boghosian

    (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades
    Columbia University, Palisades)

  • Won Sang Lee

    (Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)
    Korea University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

On the Nansen Ice Shelf in Antarctica, a surface river that terminates in a waterfall can drain the ice shelf’s entire annual meltwater in just one week, potentially preventing the meltwater from hastening the catastrophic collapse of the shelf.

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  • Robin E. Bell & Winnie Chu & Jonathan Kingslake & Indrani Das & Marco Tedesco & Kirsty J. Tinto & Christopher J. Zappa & Massimo Frezzotti & Alexandra Boghosian & Won Sang Lee, 2017. "Antarctic ice shelf potentially stabilized by export of meltwater in surface river," Nature, Nature, vol. 544(7650), pages 344-348, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:544:y:2017:i:7650:d:10.1038_nature22048
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22048
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    1. Henning Åkesson & Mathieu Morlighem & Johan Nilsson & Christian Stranne & Martin Jakobsson, 2022. "Petermann ice shelf may not recover after a future breakup," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Jennifer F. Arthur & Chris R. Stokes & Stewart S. R. Jamieson & J. Rachel Carr & Amber A. Leeson & Vincent Verjans, 2022. "Large interannual variability in supraglacial lakes around East Antarctica," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.

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