Sensitivity of the Weddell Sea sector ice streams to sub-shelf melting and surface accumulation

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Wright, A. P., Le Brocq, A. M., Cornford, S. L., Bingham, R. G., Corr, H. F. J., Ferraccioli, F., Jordan, T. A., Payne, A. J., Rippin, D. M., Ross, N., Siegert, M. J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Evans Ice Stream; Ronne Ice Shelf; Rutford; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf; Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2119-2014; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/8/2119/2014/

A recent ocean modelling study indicates that possible changes in circulation may bring warm deep-ocean water into direct contact with the grounding lines of the Filchner–Ronne ice streams, suggesting the potential for future ice losses from this sector equivalent to ~0.3 m of sea-level rise. Signif...