Tag: Buoyancy
Ocean layering controls basal melting beneath Ross Ice Shelf
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in OceanographyWhat the study found The study found a consistently stratified water column beneath the Kamb Ice Stream grounding zone of the Ross Ice Shelf. Warmer inflowing seawater was separated from a colder outflowing mixture of seawater and glacial meltwater, and this layering persisted over the observation period. Why the authors say this matters The authors…