Response to Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf cavity warming in a coupled ocean-ice sheet model

The ice flow at the margins of the mostly marine-based West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is moderated by large ice shelves. Their buttressing effect significantly controls the mass balance of the WAIS and thus its contribution to global sea level rise. The stability of these ice shelves results from t...

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Main Authors: Goeller, S., Timmermann, R.
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_3131901