Climate scientists explore hidden ocean beneath Antarctica's largest ice shelf
- Written by Craig Stevens, Associate Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland
The team used hot-water drilling gear to melt a hole through Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf to explore the ocean below.Christina Hulbe, CC BY-NDAntarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest floating slab of ice: it’s about the size of Spain, and nearly a kilometre thick.
The ocean beneath, roughly the volume of the North Sea,...