Timescales of outlet-glacier flow with negligible basal friction: Theory, observations and modeling

• Main Authors: Feldmann, Johannes, Levermann, Anders
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau : Copernicus 2023
• Subjects: flow field; friction; glacier flow; ice flow; observational method; sea level change; timescale; Antarctica; 910; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Greenland; Mellor; Misi; Pine Island Glacier; Thwaites Glacier; West Antarctica; Antarc*; glacier; Ice Sheet; Pine Island; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/12287; https://doi.org/10.34657/11319

The timescales of the flow and retreat of Greenland's and Antarctica's outlet glaciers and their potential instabilities are arguably the largest uncertainty in future sea-level projections. Here we derive a scaling relation that allows the comparison of the timescales of observed complex...