Stabilizing the West Antarctic Ice Sheet by surface mass deposition

Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet can in principle be stopped by artificial snowfall but challenges are large and manifold.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Feldmann, Johannes, Levermann, Anders, Mengel, Matthias
Other Authors: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Regional Development Fund, German Federal Ministry of Education
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2019
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw4132
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.aaw4132
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Summary:Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet can in principle be stopped by artificial snowfall but challenges are large and manifold.