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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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Shepherd, Andrew, Wingham, Duncan J., Mansley, Justin A. D., Corr, Hugh F. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2001
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Pine Island
Pine Island Glacier
West Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.291.5505.862
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.291.5505.862

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