The long-term sea-level commitment from Antarctica

• Main Authors: Ann Kristin, Klose, Coulon, Violaine, Pattyn, Frank, Winkelmann, Ricarda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Sciences exactes et naturelles; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Amundsen Sea; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Ross Ice Shelf; Wilkes Subglacial Basin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere; The Cryosphere Discussions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/367837; https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/367837/3/tc-2023-156.pdf

The evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is of vital importance given the coastal and societal implications of ice loss, with a potential to raise sea level by up to 58 m if melted entirely. However, future ice-sheet trajectories remain highly uncertain. One of the main sources of uncertainty is rel...