Antarctic ice-sheet loss driven by basal melting of ice shelves

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Submitted by susan on Tue, 2012-05-22 12:51

Using satellite laser altimetry, basal melting of ice shelves is determined to be the main driver of Antarctic ice-sheet loss, with changing climate the likely cause.

Author: 
H. D. Pritchard
S. R. M. Ligtenberg
H. A. Fricker & et al
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
thesaurus: 
Antarctica
Global Warming
Climate Change
Climate Science
Sea Level Rise
Name of the Journal: 
Nature
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External URL: 
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v484/n7395/full/nature10968.html
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Publication Date: 
26/04/2012