The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate
Sea level rise is an important aspect of future climate change because, without upgraded coastal defences, it is likely to lead to significant impacts. Here we report on two aspects of sea-level rise that have implications for the avoidance of dangerous climate change and stabilisation of climate. I...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:13359 2023-09-05T13:19:49+02:00 The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate Lowe, J. A. Gregory, J. M. Ridley, J. Huybrechts, Philippe Nicholls, R. J. Collins, M. 2006 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/13359/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/13359/1/Low2005b.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.23743 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.23743.d001 unknown https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/13359/1/Low2005b.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.23743.d001 Lowe, J. A. , Gregory, J. M. , Ridley, J. , Huybrechts, P. , Nicholls, R. J. and Collins, M. (2006) The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate , in: Schellnhuber, J., W. Cramer, N. Nakicenovic, T.Wigley, and G. Yohe (eds.): Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge) . hdl:10013/epic.23743 EPIC3in: Schellnhuber, J., W. Cramer, N. Nakicenovic, T.Wigley, and G. Yohe (eds.): Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), pp. 29-36 Inbook peerRev 2006 ftawi 2023-08-22T19:50:31Z Sea level rise is an important aspect of future climate change because, without upgraded coastal defences, it is likely to lead to significant impacts. Here we report on two aspects of sea-level rise that have implications for the avoidance of dangerous climate change and stabilisation of climate. If the Greenland ice sheet were to melt it would raise global sea levels by around 7m. We discuss the likelihood of such an event occurring in the coming centuries. We also examine the time scales associated with sea-level rise and demonstrate that long after atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations or global temperature have been stabilised coastal impacts may still be increasing. Book Part Greenland Ice Sheet Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Greenland |
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Sea level rise is an important aspect of future climate change because, without upgraded coastal defences, it is likely to lead to significant impacts. Here we report on two aspects of sea-level rise that have implications for the avoidance of dangerous climate change and stabilisation of climate. If the Greenland ice sheet were to melt it would raise global sea levels by around 7m. We discuss the likelihood of such an event occurring in the coming centuries. We also examine the time scales associated with sea-level rise and demonstrate that long after atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations or global temperature have been stabilised coastal impacts may still be increasing. |
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Lowe, J. A. Gregory, J. M. Ridley, J. Huybrechts, Philippe Nicholls, R. J. Collins, M. The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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Lowe, J. A. Gregory, J. M. Ridley, J. Huybrechts, Philippe Nicholls, R. J. Collins, M. |
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The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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The role of sea-level rise and the Greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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role of sea-level rise and the greenland ice sheet in dangerous climate change: implications for the stabilisation of climate |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/13359/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/13359/1/Low2005b.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.23743 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.23743.d001 |
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EPIC3in: Schellnhuber, J., W. Cramer, N. Nakicenovic, T.Wigley, and G. Yohe (eds.): Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), pp. 29-36 |
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