Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating ice shelf in Antarctica.
Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating ice shelf in Antarctica.
An international research team - including scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) - deployed an unmanned submersible beneath the Dotson Ice Shelf in West Antarctica.
The underwater vehicle, ‘Ran’, was programmed to dive into the cavity of the 350metre-thick ice shelf and scan the ice above it with an advanced sonar. Over 27 days, the submarine travelled more than 1000 kilometres back and forth under the shelf, reaching 17 kilometres into the cavity.
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Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica's ice shelves. (Photo Credit: Li Ling / KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
