Oceanographer discovers how warming waters thousands of miles away increase melting across West Antarctic ice shelf
By Ananya Chandhok Medill Reports, Feb. 20, 2024 For University of Washington oceanographer Channing Prend how ocean currents circulate heat is a critical consideration for understanding ice melt in Antarctica. Prend’s research on the West Antarctic ice sheet revealed that heat from water thousands of miles to the north can lead to ice melt onshore …
