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ice pump: a standalone construct

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Sea-level and cryosphere science

the circulation beneath an ice shelf in which pressure-lowered freezing point drives melting at depth and refreezing higher up, transferring ice toward the shelf front.

In sea-level and cryosphere science, ice pump refers to the circulation beneath an ice shelf in which pressure-lowered freezing point drives melting at depth and refreezing higher up, transferring ice toward the shelf front. This meaning comes from Lewis (1986) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.[1]

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References

  1. Lewis, E. L., & Perkin, R. G. (1986). Ice pumps and their rates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 91(C10), 11756-11762. https://doi.org/10.1029/jc091ic10p11756

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