Two-timescale response of a large Antarctic ice shelf to climate change

New simulations find that one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, the Filchner–Ronne, may be less vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Melting of the ice shelf initially decreases for many decades, and only increases when global warming exceeds approximately 7 °C.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Kaitlin A. Naughten, Jan De Rydt, Sebastian H. R. Rosier, Adrian Jenkins, Paul R. Holland, Jeff K. Ridley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22259-0
https://doaj.org/article/247979c958864b59a2c9a9a06f064453
Description
Summary:New simulations find that one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, the Filchner–Ronne, may be less vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Melting of the ice shelf initially decreases for many decades, and only increases when global warming exceeds approximately 7 °C.

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