It transports far more than 100 times as much water as all of the Earth’s rivers combined: The Antarctic Circumpolar Current rushes around the southern continent unhindered by land masses and is therefore a fundamental component of the climate system.
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Ice World Expedition: Drilling Through Thwaites Glacier In West Antarctica
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Understanding Snowball Earth Extreme Climates
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Crossovers In Ice Planet Exploration – Earth, Europa, And Beyond
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