Arctic ice warms from below | Nature


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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Shrinking Arctic sea ice could cause more-vigorous mixing of ocean heat in northern waters, eventually leading to further melting. Tom


Rippeth of Bangor University, UK, and his colleagues measured water temperatures at different depths and locations across the Arctic Ocean. They found that heat rose more quickly from warm,


deep layers of water that ran into rough patches on the sea floor than from areas that have a more even floor. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS


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