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Exploring Antarctica’s hidden under-ice rivers and their role in future sea-level rise

by matthewmullin | Mar 30, 2022 | Research

Researchers have surveyed an Antarctic under-ice river for the first time directly, and their observations support the idea that such sub-glacial rivers form estuaries as they flow into the ocean. Link.

The role of tides in bottom water export from the western Ross Sea

by matthewmullin | Mar 25, 2022 | Research

Most of the ocean is very cold (average temperature is just 4C!) and most of that cold water comes from the shallow seas next to the Antarctic coast. In a recent paper (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81793-5) it is shown show that the very dense water is...
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