Damage accelerates ice shelf instability and mass loss in Amundsen Sea Embayment
Pine Island Glacier and Thwaites Glacier in the Amundsen Sea Embayment are among the fastest changing outlet glaciers in West Antarctica with large consequences for global sea level. Yet, assessing how much and how fast both glaciers will weaken if these changes continue remains a major uncertainty...
Published in: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2020
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7547219/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32929004 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1912890117 |