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Ice shelves guarded by snow shields
Simkins, L.M. (2023). Ice shelves guarded by snow shields. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13(2): 119-120. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01587-z
In: Nature Climate Change. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1758-678X; e-ISSN 1758-6798, more
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Van Wessem, J.M.; van den Broeke, M.R.; Wouters, B.; Lhermitte, S. (2023). Variable temperature thresholds of melt pond formation on Antarctic ice shelves. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13(2): 161-166. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01577-1, more
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  • Simkins, L.M.
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    Floating ice shelves that fringe Antarctica are at risk from warming ocean water and from above by warming air. Work now reveals that snow accumulation on ice shelves can minimize surface melt and ponding, but that future atmospheric warming will likely overpower this protection that snow provides, leaving ice shelves vulnerable to collapse.
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