Model insights into bed control on retreat of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Schwans, Emily, Parizek, Byron R., Alley, Richard B., Anandakrishnan, Sridhar, Morlighem, Mathieu M.
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Antarctic; West Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Thwaites Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2023.13; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143023000138

Abstract Thwaites Glacier (TG) plays an important role in future sea-level rise (SLR) contribution from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Recent observations show that TG is losing mass, and its grounding zone is retreating. Previous modeling has produced a wide range of results concerning whether, when...