Marine Ice Sheet Collapse Potentially Under Way for the Thwaites Glacier Basin, West Antarctica

Antarctic Collapse The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is particularly vulnerable to ocean warming-induced collapse. The Thwaites Glacier of West Antarctica is one of the largest WAIS regional contributors to sea level rise, and has been considered to be potentially unstable for many years. Joughin...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Joughin, Ian, Smith, Benjamin E., Medley, Brooke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2014
Subjects:
Antarctic
Thwaites Glacier
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1249055
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1249055

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