Ice shelves guarded by snow shields

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,...

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Published in:Nature climate change 2023-02, Vol.13 (2), p.119-120
Main Author: Simkins, Lauren M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Floating ice
Ice
Ice accumulation
Ice sheets
Ice shelves
Land ice
News & Views
news-and-views
Ocean temperature
Ocean warming
Ponding
Precipitation
Seawater
Snow
Snow accumulation
Temperature
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-022-01587-z