Ice front blocking of ocean heat transport to an Antarctic ice shelf

Nature, Published online: 26 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2014-5

The front of the Getz Ice Shelf in West Antarctica creates an abrupt topographic step that deflects ocean currents, suppressing 70% of the heat delivery to the ice sheet.

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