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• n  ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea

• shelf ice

News & Articles

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• Report: Warm ocean causing most Antarctic ice shelf mass loss
  Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA and university researchers has found. read more        
  June 14, 2013 - TG Daily
• Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves' Mass Loss
  Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA and university researchers has found.
  June 13, 2013 - SpaceRef