Potential sea-level rise from Antarctic ice-sheet instability constrained by observations

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Ritz, Catherine, Edwards, Tamsin L., Durand, Gaël, Payne, Antony J., Peyaud, Vincent, Hindmarsh, Richard C A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Misi; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/potential-sealevel-rise-from-antarctic-icesheet-instability-constrained-by-observations(e87725e8-9107-434d-ad41-f627e170117f).html; https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16147; https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/ws/files/101642772/Potential_sea_level_rise_from_Publishedonline18November2015_GREEN_AAM.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84949232624&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Large parts of the Antarctic ice sheet lying on bedrock below sea level may be vulnerable to marine-ice-sheet instability (MISI), a self-sustaining retreat of the grounding line triggered by oceanic or atmospheric changes. There is growing evidence that MISI may be underway throughout the Amundsen S...