Circulation of modified Circumpolar Deep Water and basal melt beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 3098-3112

  Herraiz Borreguero, Laura ^a,b   Coleman, Richard ^b,c   Allison, Ian ^b   Rintoul, Stephen R ^b,c,d   Craven, Mike ^b   Williams, Guy D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amery Ice Shelf; basal melt; mCDW

Indexed keywords

BASAL MELTING; BOREHOLE; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; DEEP WATER; HEAT FLUX; ICE SHEET; ICE SHELF; INFLOW; OPEN OCEAN;

AMERY ICE SHELF; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRYDZ BAY;

EID: 85027919413     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JC010697     Document Type: Article

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