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New mission boosts understanding of how ocean melts Antarctic ice sheet
http://www.media.utas.edu.au/general-news/all-news/new-mission-boosts-understanding-of-how-ocean-melts-antarctic-ice-sheetNew mission boosts understanding of how ocean melts Antarctic ice sheet
An innovative use of instruments that measure the ocean near Antarctica has helped Australian scientists to get a clearer picture of how the ocean is melting the Antarctic ice sheet.
Until now, most measurements in Antarctica were made during summer, leaving winter conditions, when the sea freezes over with ice, largely unknown.
But scientists from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and the CSIRO, supported by ACE CRC, the ARC-funded Antarctic Gateway Partnership, the Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR) and the Australian Antarctic Division, developed a novel mission that allowed year-round measurements to be collected near the Totten Glacier, a fast-melting glacier in East Antarctica.
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“The new measurements confirm that this part of East Antarctica is exposed to warm ocean waters that can drive rapid melt, with the potential to make a large contribution to future sea level rise.
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Published on: 15 May 2019 10:05am
https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014634An innovative use of instruments that measure the ocean near Antarctica has helped Australian scientists to get a clearer picture of how the ocean is melting the Antarctic ice sheet.
Until now, most measurements in Antarctica were made during summer, leaving winter conditions, when the sea freezes over with ice, largely unknown.
But scientists from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and the CSIRO, supported by ACE CRC, the ARC-funded Antarctic Gateway Partnership, the Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR) and the Australian Antarctic Division, developed a novel mission that allowed year-round measurements to be collected near the Totten Glacier, a fast-melting glacier in East Antarctica.
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“The new measurements confirm that this part of East Antarctica is exposed to warm ocean waters that can drive rapid melt, with the potential to make a large contribution to future sea level rise.
…
Published on: 15 May 2019 10:05am