Rapid Thinning of Pine Island Glacier in the Early Holocene

Once in a While Many regions at the edge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet have rapidly increased the rates at which they are sliding into the sea and thinning, raising concerns that global warming might cause the sudden collapse of some sections. Johnson et al. (p. 999 , published online 20 February) pres...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Johnson, J. S., Bentley, M. J., Smith, J. A., Finkel, R. C., Rood, D. H., Gohl, K., Balco, G., Larter, R. D., Schaefer, J. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2014
Subjects:
Antarctic
Pine Island Glacier
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1247385
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1247385
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Summary:Once in a While Many regions at the edge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet have rapidly increased the rates at which they are sliding into the sea and thinning, raising concerns that global warming might cause the sudden collapse of some sections. Johnson et al. (p. 999 , published online 20 February) present data from Pine Island Glacier, which has been thinning and retreating rapidly over the past two decades. The glacier experienced another rapid thinning around 8000 years ago, which occurred about as quickly as is happening now, and which lasted for 25 to 100 years.

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