East Antarctica slides into the spotlight as surface melt hotspot
In: Nature Climate Change. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1758-678X; e-ISSN 1758-6798, more
Related to:Tuckett, P.A.; Sole, A.J.; Livingstone, S.J.; Jones, J.M.; Lea, J.M.; Gilbert, E. (2025). Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding. Nat. Clim. Chang. 15(7): 775-783. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02363-5, more
Zheng, L.; Shang, X.; van den Broeke, M.R.; Noël, B.; Li, X.; Fettweis, X.; Liang, Q.; Wang, K.; Liu, J.; Cheng, X. (2025). Rapid increases in satellite-observed ice sheet surface meltwater production. Nat. Clim. Chang. 15(7): 769-774. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02364-4, more
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| Abstract |
Ice-sheet surface melting impacts sea level and ice dynamics. Now two studies provide a wake-up call for monitoring melt in Antarctica. |
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