Paris (ESA) Feb 09, 2016 -
Antarctica is surrounded by huge ice shelves. New research, using ice
velocity data from satellites such as ESA's heritage Envisat, has
revealed that there is a critical point where these shelves act as a
safety band, holding back the ice that flows towards the sea. If lost,
it could be the point of no return.
These floating ice shelves can be enormous. For example, the largest,
the Ross I ...
morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Antarctic_ice_safety_band_at_risk_999.html
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Antarctic ice safety band at risk
Antarctic ice safety band at risk
Paris (ESA) Feb 09, 2016 -
Antarctica is surrounded by huge ice shelves. New research, using ice
velocity data from satellites such as ESA's heritage Envisat, has
revealed that there is a critical point where these shelves act as a
safety band, holding back the ice that flows towards the sea. If lost,
it could be the point of no return.
These floating ice shelves can be enormous. For example, the largest,
the Ross I ...
morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Antarctic_ice_safety_band_at_risk_999.html
Paris (ESA) Feb 09, 2016 -
Antarctica is surrounded by huge ice shelves. New research, using ice
velocity data from satellites such as ESA's heritage Envisat, has
revealed that there is a critical point where these shelves act as a
safety band, holding back the ice that flows towards the sea. If lost,
it could be the point of no return.
These floating ice shelves can be enormous. For example, the largest,
the Ross I ...
morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Antarctic_ice_safety_band_at_risk_999.html
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