Mechanisms driving variability in the ocean forcing of Pine Island Glacier

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Webber, Benjamin G. M., Heywood, Karen J., Stevens, David P., Dutrieux, Pierre, Abrahamsen, E. Povl, Jenkins, Adrian, Jacobs, Stanley S., Ha, Ho Kyung, Lee, Sang Hoon, Kim, Tae Wan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: Article; Island Bay; Pine Island Bay; Pine Island Glacier; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5321733/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28211473; https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14507

Pine Island Glacier (PIG) terminates in a rapidly melting ice shelf, and ocean circulation and temperature are implicated in the retreat and growing contribution to sea level rise of PIG and nearby glaciers. However, the variability of the ocean forcing of PIG has been poorly constrained due to a la...