Subglacial thermal balance permits ongoing grounding line retreat along the Siple Coast of West Antarctica

• Main Authors: Parizek, Byron R., Alley, Richard B., Hulbe, Christina L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: PDXScholar 2003
• Subjects: Ice sheets > Antarctica; Glaciers > Antarctica; Ice shelves > Antarctica; Glaciers > Antarctica > Ross Ice Shelf; Geology; Antarctic; West Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Ross Ice Shelf; Siple; Whillans; Siple Coast; Whillans Ice Stream; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Ice Stream A; Ice Stream C; Ice Stream D
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/30; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=geology_fac

Changes in the discharge of West Antarctic ice streams are of potential concern with respect to global sea level. The six relatively thin, fast-flowing Ross ice streams are of interest as low-slope end-members among Antarctic ice streams. Extensive research has demonstrated that these "rivers o...