Weakening of the pinning point buttressing Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. T. Wild, K. E. Alley, A. Muto, M. Truffer, T. A. Scambos, E. C. Pettit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; West Antarctica; Thwaites Glacier; Western Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-397-2022; https://doaj.org/article/49b3ce05aa6f45c491a605870c0ba6f4

The Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf buttresses a significant portion of Thwaites Glacier through contact with a pinning point 40 km offshore of the present grounding line. Predicting future rates of Thwaites Glacier’s contribution to sea-level rise depends on the evolution of this pinning point and the r...