Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought

Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought

Slush — water-soaked snow — makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly accounted for in regional climate models. Researchers led by the University of Cambridge used artificial intelligence techniques to map slush on Antarctic ice shelves, and found that 57% of … Read more