Glacial meltwater input to the ocean around the Antarctic Peninsula: forcings and consequences

Luciana S Lima1, Luciano P Pezzi1, Maurício M Mata2

  • 1Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Divisão de Observação da Terra e Geoinformatica (DIOTG), Laboratório de Estudos do Oceano e da Atmosfera (LOA), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, Jardim da Granja, 122270-010 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

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