Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
received:
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04
2022
accepted:
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12
2022
entrez:
15
2
2023
pubmed:
16
2
2023
medline:
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2
2023
Statut:
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Résumé
Thwaites Glacier represents 15% of the ice discharge from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and influences a wider catchment
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pubmed: 36792738
doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05691-0
pii: 10.1038/s41586-022-05691-0
pmc: PMC9931587
doi:
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
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Pagination
471-478Subventions
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : 1739003
Organisme : NASA
ID : NNX16AL07G
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
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Type : ErratumIn
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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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