Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models
Estimating the contribution of marine ice sheets to sea-level rise is complicated by ice grounded below sea level that is replaced by ocean water when melted. The common approach is to only consider the ice volume above floatation, defined as the volume of ice to be removed from an ice column to bec...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/395206 2023-11-12T04:18:43+01:00 Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models Goelzer, Heiko Coulon, Violaine Pattyn, Frank De Boer, Bas Van De Wal, Roderik Sub Dynamics Meteorology Sub Algemeen Marine & Atmospheric Res Proceskunde Marine and Atmospheric Research 2020-03-05 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/395206 en eng 1994-0416 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/395206 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Water Science and Technology Earth-Surface Processes Article 2020 ftunivutrecht 2023-11-01T23:23:11Z Estimating the contribution of marine ice sheets to sea-level rise is complicated by ice grounded below sea level that is replaced by ocean water when melted. The common approach is to only consider the ice volume above floatation, defined as the volume of ice to be removed from an ice column to become afloat. With isostatic adjustment of the bedrock and external sea-level forcing that is not a result of mass changes of the ice sheet under consideration, this approach breaks down, because ice volume above floatation can be modified without actual changes in the sea-level contribution. We discuss a consistent and generalised approach for estimating the sea-level contribution from marine ice sheets. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Utrecht University Repository |
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Water Science and Technology Earth-Surface Processes Goelzer, Heiko Coulon, Violaine Pattyn, Frank De Boer, Bas Van De Wal, Roderik Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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Estimating the contribution of marine ice sheets to sea-level rise is complicated by ice grounded below sea level that is replaced by ocean water when melted. The common approach is to only consider the ice volume above floatation, defined as the volume of ice to be removed from an ice column to become afloat. With isostatic adjustment of the bedrock and external sea-level forcing that is not a result of mass changes of the ice sheet under consideration, this approach breaks down, because ice volume above floatation can be modified without actual changes in the sea-level contribution. We discuss a consistent and generalised approach for estimating the sea-level contribution from marine ice sheets. |
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Sub Dynamics Meteorology Sub Algemeen Marine & Atmospheric Res Proceskunde Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Goelzer, Heiko Coulon, Violaine Pattyn, Frank De Boer, Bas Van De Wal, Roderik |
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Goelzer, Heiko Coulon, Violaine Pattyn, Frank De Boer, Bas Van De Wal, Roderik |
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Goelzer, Heiko |
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Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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brief communication: on calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models |
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