West Antarctic Ice Sheet change since the last glacial period

The potential for rapid deglaciation, or collapse, of the 2–million–square–kilometer West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) in response to climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing mankind. The WAIS is a marine ice sheet with large parts of its ice grounded below sea level. Com...

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Published in:Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Main Authors: Larter, R.D., Gohl, K., Hillenbrand, C.-D., Kuhn, G., Deen, T.J., Dietrich, R., Eagles, G., Johnson, J.S., Livermore, R.A., Nitsche, F.O., Pudsey, C.J., Schenke, H.-W., Smith, J.A., Udintsev, G., Uenzelmann-Neben, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Geophysical Union 2007
Subjects:
Meteorology and Climatology
Glaciology
Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11775/
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Summary:The potential for rapid deglaciation, or collapse, of the 2–million–square–kilometer West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) in response to climate change is one of the most serious environmental threats facing mankind. The WAIS is a marine ice sheet with large parts of its ice grounded below sea level. Complete collapse would result in a global sea level rise of approximately 5 meters, with immense social, economic, and ecological consequences.

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