Ice mass loss sensitivity to the Antarctic ice sheet basal thermal state

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Dawson, Eliza J., Schroeder, Dustin M., Chu, Winnie, Mantelli, Elisa, Seroussi, Hélène
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Kemp Land; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9474861/; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32632-2

Sea-level rise projections rely on accurate predictions of ice mass loss from Antarctica. Climate change promotes greater mass loss by destabilizing ice shelves and accelerating the discharge of upstream grounded ice. Mass loss is further exacerbated by mechanisms such as the Marine Ice Sheet Instab...