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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Published in:Science
Main Author: Thomas, Robert H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1979
Subjects:
Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4412.1257
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.205.4412.1257 2024-06-09T07:39:58+00:00 West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins Thomas, Robert H. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4412.1257 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.205.4412.1257 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 205, issue 4412, page 1257-1258 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1979 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4412.1257 2024-05-16T12:54:32Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antarctic West Antarctic Ice Sheet Science 205 4412 1257 1258
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description 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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title West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins
title_short West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins
title_full West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins
title_fullStr West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins
title_full_unstemmed West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Present-Day Thinning and Holocene Retreat of the Margins
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publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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