Ice-shelf retreat drives recent Pine Island Glacier speedup

Antarctica’s largest contributor to sea level has sped up further as a major section of its floating ice shelf collapsed.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Joughin, Ian, Shapero, Daniel, Smith, Ben, Dutrieux, Pierre, Barham, Mark
Other Authors: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Environment Research Council
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2021
Subjects:
Pine Island Glacier
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3080
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg3080
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.abg3080
Description
Summary:Antarctica’s largest contributor to sea level has sped up further as a major section of its floating ice shelf collapsed.

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