Inland thinning of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica
The Pine island Glacier (PIG) transports 69 cubic kilometers of ice each year from similar to 10% of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). It is possible that a retreat of the PIG may accelerate ice discharge from the WAIS interior. Satellite altimetry and interferometry show that the grounded PIG th...
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AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
2001
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Online Access: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/8916/ |