A possible “missing link” in the drivers of annual Southern Ocean sea-ice melt has been identified by an international team, led by Australian Antarctic Program* scientists.
Study leader Dr Rob Massom said ocean waves likely contribute to the surface melting of Antarctic sea ice in ways that have been overlooked, until now.
“Ocean waves promote melting at the base and sides of sea-ice floes, by breaking them up and exposing more of their edges to the warming ocean each…
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