Centennial response of Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest land ice contributor to sea level rise and understanding the long-term glacier response to external forcing is key to improved projections. Here the authors show Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers will likely exceed current worst-case scenario

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Shfaqat A. Khan, Anders A. Bjørk, Jonathan L. Bamber, Mathieu Morlighem, Michael Bevis, Kurt H. Kjær, Jérémie Mouginot, Anja Løkkegaard, David M. Holland, Andy Aschwanden, Bao Zhang, Veit Helm, Niels J. Korsgaard, William Colgan, Nicolaj K. Larsen, Lin Liu, Karina Hansen, Valentina Barletta, Trine S. Dahl-Jensen, Anne Sofie Søndergaard, Beata M. Csatho, Ingo Sasgen, Jason Box, Toni Schenk
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
Subjects:
Science
Q
Greenland
glacier
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19580-5
https://doaj.org/article/32456fd2824f424a9bf606007abba279
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Summary:The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest land ice contributor to sea level rise and understanding the long-term glacier response to external forcing is key to improved projections. Here the authors show Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers will likely exceed current worst-case scenario

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