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@article{Greenbaum:2015:10.1038/NGEO2388,
author = {Greenbaum, JS and Blankenship, DD and Young, DA and Richter, TG and Roberts, JL and Aitken, ARA and Legresy, B and Schroeder, DM and Warner, RC and van, Ommen TD and Siegert, MJ},
doi = {10.1038/NGEO2388},
journal = {Nature Geoscience},
pages = {294--298},
title = {Ocean access to a cavity beneath Totten Glacier in East Antarctica},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NGEO2388},
volume = {8},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Totten Glacier, the primary outlet of the Aurora Subglacial Basin, has the largest thinning rate in East Antarctica1,2. Thinning may be driven by enhanced basal melting due to ocean processes3, modulated by polynya activity4,5. Warm modified Circumpolar Deep Water, which has been linked to glacier retreat in West Antarctica6, has been observed in summer and winter on the nearby continental shelf beneath 400 to 500 m of cool Antarctic Surface Water7,8. Here we derive the bathymetry of the sea floor in the region from gravity9 and magnetics10 data as well as ice-thickness measurements11. We identify entrances to the ice-shelf cavity below depths of 400 to 500 m that could allow intrusions of warm water if the vertical structure of inflow is similar to nearby observations. Radar sounding reveals a previously unknown inland trough that connects the main ice-shelf cavity to the ocean. If thinning trends continue, a larger water body over the trough could potentially allow more warm water into the cavity, which may, eventually, lead to destabilization of the low-lying region between Totten Glacier and the similarly deep glacier flowing into the Reynolds Trough. We estimate that at least 3.5 m of eustatic sea level potential drains through Totten Glacier, so coastal processes in this area could have global consequences.
AU - Greenbaum,JS
AU - Blankenship,DD
AU - Young,DA
AU - Richter,TG
AU - Roberts,JL
AU - Aitken,ARA
AU - Legresy,B
AU - Schroeder,DM
AU - Warner,RC
AU - van,Ommen TD
AU - Siegert,MJ
DO - 10.1038/NGEO2388
EP - 298
PY - 2015///
SN - 1752-0894
SP - 294
TI - Ocean access to a cavity beneath Totten Glacier in East Antarctica
T2 - Nature Geoscience
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NGEO2388
UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000352082300020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo2388
VL - 8
ER -
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