Rapid sea-level rise from a West Antarctic ice-sheet collapse: a short-term perspective

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Bentley, Charles R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Antarctic; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Ross Ice Shelf; Ronne Ice Shelf; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; Weertman; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000002446; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000002446

Abstract Will worldwide sea level soon rise rapidly because of a shrinkage of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS)? Here I give a personal perspective of that probability. The crucial question is not whether large changes in ice mass can occur, but how likely it is that a large, rapid change, say a s...