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Brief communication: widespread potential for seawater infiltration on Antarctic ice shelves
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Cook, S and Galton-Fenzi, BK and Ligtenberg, SRM and Coleman, R, Brief communication: widespread potential for seawater infiltration on Antarctic ice shelves, The Cryosphere, 12 pp. 3853-3859. ISSN 1994-0416 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2018 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI: doi:10.5194/tc-12-3853-2018
Abstract
Antarctica's future contribution to sea level change depends on the fate of its fringing ice shelves. One factor which may affect the rate of iceberg calving from ice shelves is the presence of liquid water, including the percolation of seawater into permeable firn layers. Here, we present evidence that most ice shelves around Antarctica have regions where permeable firn exists below sea level. We find that seawater infiltration into ice shelves may be much more widespread in Antarctica than previously recognised. Finally, we identify the locations where seawater infiltration is most likely to occur, with the intention that the results may be used to direct future radar studies.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Antarctica, ice shelves, brine infiltration |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
| Research Field: | Glaciology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Cook, S (Dr Sue Cook) |
| UTAS Author: | Galton-Fenzi, BK (Dr Ben Galton-Fenzi) |
| UTAS Author: | Coleman, R (Professor Richard Coleman) |
| ID Code: | 129626 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | CRC-Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems |
| Deposited On: | 2018-12-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-01-09 |
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