Inland Thinning of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica
The Pine Island Glacier (PIG) transports 69 cubic kilometers of ice each year from ∼10% of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). It is possible that a retreat of the PIG may accelerate ice discharge from the WAIS interior. Satellite altimetry and interferometry show that the grounded PIG thinned by u...
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craaas:10.1126/science.291.5505.862 2024-09-15T17:41:13+00:00 Inland Thinning of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica Shepherd, Andrew Wingham, Duncan J. Mansley, Justin A. D. Corr, Hugh F. J. 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.291.5505.862 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.291.5505.862 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 291, issue 5505, page 862-864 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2001 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.291.5505.862 2024-08-01T04:01:11Z The Pine Island Glacier (PIG) transports 69 cubic kilometers of ice each year from ∼10% of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). It is possible that a retreat of the PIG may accelerate ice discharge from the WAIS interior. Satellite altimetry and interferometry show that the grounded PIG thinned by up to 1.6 meters per year between 1992 and 1999, affecting 150 kilometers of the inland glacier. The thinning cannot be explained by short-term variability in accumulation and must result from glacier dynamics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Pine Island Pine Island Glacier West Antarctica AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 291 5505 862 864 |
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The Pine Island Glacier (PIG) transports 69 cubic kilometers of ice each year from ∼10% of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). It is possible that a retreat of the PIG may accelerate ice discharge from the WAIS interior. Satellite altimetry and interferometry show that the grounded PIG thinned by up to 1.6 meters per year between 1992 and 1999, affecting 150 kilometers of the inland glacier. The thinning cannot be explained by short-term variability in accumulation and must result from glacier dynamics. |
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Inland Thinning of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica |
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Inland Thinning of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica |
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Inland Thinning of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica |
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