Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice sheet to +2 degrees C (SWAIS 2C)

• Published in: Scientific Drilling
• Main Authors: Patterson, MO, Levy, RH, Kulhanek, DK, Van de Flierdt, T, Horgan, H, Dunbar, GB, Naish, TR, Ash, J, Pyne, A, Mandeno, D, Winberry, P, Harwood, DM, Florindo, F, Jimenez-Espejo, FJ, Laufer, A, Yoo, K-C, Seki, O, Stocchi, P, Klages, JP, Lee, JI, Colleoni, F, Suganuma, Y, Gasson, E, Ohneiser, C, Flores, J-A, Try, D, Kirkman, R, Koch, D
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, International Continental Scientific Drilling Program 2022
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Physical Sciences; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Geology; SEA-LEVEL RISE; STREAM-C; CLIMATE-CHANGE; BENEATH; PROJECTIONS; STAGNATION; COLLAPSE; SURFACE; DRIVEN; RADAR; 04 Earth Sciences; Geochemistry & Geophysics; Antarctic; Crary Ice Rise; Kamb Ice Stream; Siple; Siple Coast; The Antarctic; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/99012; https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-30-101-2022

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) presently holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 4.3 m if completely melted. The unknown response of the WAIS to future warming remains a significant challenge for numerical models in quantifying predictions of future sea level rise. Sea level rise is one o...