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| Title |
January 2016 extensive summer melt in West Antarctica favoured by strong El Niño
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms15799 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Julien P. Nicolas, Andrew M. Vogelmann, Ryan C. Scott, Aaron B. Wilson, Maria P. Cadeddu, David H. Bromwich, Johannes Verlinde, Dan Lubin, Lynn M. Russell, Colin Jenkinson, Heath H. Powers, Maciej Ryczek, Gregory Stone, Jonathan D. Wille |
| Abstract |
Over the past two decades the primary driver of mass loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has been warm ocean water underneath coastal ice shelves, not a warmer atmosphere. Yet, surface melt occurs sporadically over low-lying areas of the WAIS and is not fully understood. Here we report on an episode of extensive and prolonged surface melting observed in the Ross Sea sector of the WAIS in January 2016. A comprehensive cloud and radiation experiment at the WAIS ice divide, downwind of the melt region, provided detailed insight into the physical processes at play during the event. The unusual extent and duration of the melting are linked to strong and sustained advection of warm marine air toward the area, likely favoured by the concurrent strong El Niño event. The increase in the number of extreme El Niño events projected for the twenty-first century could expose the WAIS to more frequent major melt events. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 112 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 8% |
| Chile | 6 | 5% |
| Australia | 6 | 5% |
| Germany | 4 | 4% |
| France | 4 | 4% |
| Sweden | 3 | 3% |
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| China | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 13% |
| Unknown | 37 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 73 | 65% |
| Scientists | 32 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 167 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 166 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 19% |
| Researcher | 31 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 25 | 15% |
| Unknown | 47 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 75 | 45% |
| Environmental Science | 22 | 13% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 6% |
| Unknown | 49 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 592. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 October 2023.
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