Antarctic surface hydrology and impacts on ice-sheet mass balance

Antarctic surface hydrology and impacts on ice-sheet mass balance

Antarctic surface hydrology and impacts on ice-sheet mass balance, Published online: 19 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0326-3

With warming, meltwater will play an increasingly important role in driving ice loss from Antarctica, raising global sea levels. This Perspective discusses the key process through which Antarctic surface hydrology impacts mass balance.