Heat transferred to the upper ocean in leads causes melting of the surrounding ice floe through both lateral edge melting and melting on the underside of the floe.
(Heat; transferred; to the upper ocean in leads; causes melting of the surrounding ice floe through both lateral edge melting and melting on the underside of the floe)
Heat
transferred
to the upper ocean in leads causes melting of the surrounding ice floe through both lateral edge melting and melting on the underside of the floe