Revealing potential past collapses of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - Upcoming drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment
The West Antarctic Ice-Sheet (WAIS) is likely to have been subject to very dynamic changes during its history as most of its base is grounded below modern sea-level, making it particularly sensitive to climate changes. Its collapse would result in global sea-level rise of 3-5 m. The reconstruction a...
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Format: | Conference Object |
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2014
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Online Access: | https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35639/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43579 |