Damage accelerates ice shelf instability and mass loss in Amundsen Sea Embayment

Pine Island Glacier and Thwaites Glacier in the Amundsen Sea Embayment are among the fastest changing outlet glaciers in West Antarctica with large consequences for global sea level. Yet, assessing how much and how fast both glaciers will weaken if these changes continue remains a major uncertainty...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2020-10, Vol.117 (40), p.24735-24741
Hauptverfasser:	Lhermitte, Stef, Sun, Sainan, Shuman, Christopher, Wouters, Bert, Pattyn, Frank, Wuite, Jan, Berthier, Etienne, Nagler, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Damage Disintegration Earth Sciences Feedback Fractures Geosciences (General) Glaciers Glaciology Ice Ice sheets Ice shelves Land ice Ocean, Atmosphere Physical Sciences Satellite imagery Sciences of the Universe Sea level Sea level rise Shear zone Shearing
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