The paradigm shift in Antarctic ice sheet modelling

The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the largest potential contributors to future sea level rise. Predicting its future behaviour using physically-based ice sheet models has been a bottleneck for the past decades, but major advances are ongoing.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Author: Pattyn, F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/328356.pdf
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Summary:The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the largest potential contributors to future sea level rise. Predicting its future behaviour using physically-based ice sheet models has been a bottleneck for the past decades, but major advances are ongoing.