Central tropical Pacific convection drives extreme high temperatures and surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Kyle R. Clem; Deniz Bozkurt; Daemon Kennett; John C. King; John Turner
- Source
- Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
- Subject
- Science
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
Landfalling atmospheric rivers on the Antarctic Peninsula, which lead to strong surface melting that can cause ice shelf collapse, have been linked to localized deep convection in the central tropical Pacific northeast of Fiji.