Atmospheric rivers trigger melting in West Antarctica
Published on October 29, 2019
Press release published by Univ. Grenoble Alpes / CNRS / Sorbonne Université
Surface melting in West Antarctica is triggered by atmospheric rivers that transport heat and moisture from the mid-latitudes and sub-tropics to the polar regions according to a new study from researchers [1] from the University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Sorbonne University, and from Portugal and the United Kingdom. Their study will be published in the journal Nature Geoscience on 28 october 2019.
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