Subglacial Water in West Antarctica

The recent discovery of a subglacial water system beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) is causing scientists to rethink the mechanisms that control the flow of ice streams into the Ross Ice Shelf and ultimately into the Southern Ocean, according to a report in the February 15, 2007, issue of Science magazine online.

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Keywords: ANTARCTICA, OCEANOGRAPHY, ROSS ICE SHELF, SOUTHERN OCEAN

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Related Topics: Antarctic Ecosystems, Antarctic Ocean, Area 48: Atlantic, Antarctic, Area 58: Indian Ocean, Antarctic, Area 88: Pacific, Antarctic

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