West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins
Retreat of the margins of the West Antarctic ice sheet associated with rising sea level during the last 15,000 years is the main cause for the thinning of the ice sheet by approximately 300 meters. The West Antarctic ice sheet during the late Wisconsin was at least 30 percent wider than it is today,...
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| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1979
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4412.1257 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.205.4412.1257 |
| Summary: | Retreat of the margins of the West Antarctic ice sheet associated with rising sea level during the last 15,000 years is the main cause for the thinning of the ice sheet by approximately 300 meters. The West Antarctic ice sheet during the late Wisconsin was at least 30 percent wider than it is today, and Holocene retreat of its margins has added about 6 meters to the world sea level. |
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