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PIPERS science team collecting measurements of sea ice.

The results of Loose’s research will eventually lead to better estimates of the total volume of sea ice production, the identification of ice production hotspots, and a better understanding of the effects of ice on the massive rivers of deep ocean circulation that begin and end around Antarctica.

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