How dynamic are ice-stream beds?

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: D. Davies, R. G. Bingham, E. C. King, A. M. Smith, A. M. Brisbourne, M. Spagnolo, A. G. C. Graham, A. E. Hogg, D. G. Vaughan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Pine Island Glacier; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pine Island; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1615-2018; https://doaj.org/article/ed22f11b2f9b4dc2b9ce2e89bc91b2ff

Projections of sea-level rise contributions from West Antarctica's dynamically thinning ice streams contain high uncertainty because some of the key processes involved are extremely challenging to observe. An especially poorly observed parameter is sub-decadal stability of ice-stream beds, whic...