Study finds high melt rates on Antarctica’s most stable ice shelf
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 14 January, 2016
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A new study measured a melt rate that is 25 times higher than expected on one part of the Ross Ice Shelf. The study suggests that high, localized melt rates such as this one on Antarctica's largest and most stable ice shelf are normal and keep Antarctica's ice sheets in balance....