Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Lawrence, J. D., Riverman, K. L., Smith, J. A., Spears, A., Dichek, D. J. G., Mullen, A. D., Clyne, E., Yeager, B., Anker, P., Meister, M. R., Hurwitz, B. C., Quartini, E. S., Bryson, F. E., Basinski-Ferris, A., Thomas, C., Wake, J., Vaughan, D. G., Anandakrishnan, S., Rignot, E., Paden, J., Makinson, K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Thwaites Glacier; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9931587/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36792738; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05691-0

Thwaites Glacier represents 15% of the ice discharge from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and influences a wider catchment(1–3). Because it is grounded below sea level(4,5), Thwaites Glacier is thought to be susceptible to runaway retreat triggered at the grounding line (GL) at which the glacier reache...