Solid Earth change and the evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

PL Whitehouse, N Gomez, MA King… - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Recent studies suggest that Antarctica has the potential to contribute up to~ 15 m of sea-
level rise over the next few centuries. The evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is driven by a …

Glacial isostatic adjustment in Fennoscandia—a review of data and modeling

H Steffen, P Wu - Journal of geodynamics, 2011 - Elsevier
Fennoscandia is the key area for glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) research. Owing to its
long settlement and excellent infrastructure, ongoing land uplift in the north as well as …

Glacial isostatic adjustment: physical models and observational constraints

WR Peltier, PPC Wu, DF Argus, T Li… - Reports on Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
By far the most prescient insights into the interior structure of the planet have been provided
on the basis of elastic wave seismology. Analysis of the travel times of shear or compression …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of GIA models with 3D composite mantle viscosity on GRACE mass balance estimates for Antarctica

W van der Wal, PL Whitehouse… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Seismic data indicate that there are large viscosity variations in the mantle beneath
Antarctica. Consideration of such variations would affect predictions of models of Glacial …

Glacial isostatic adjustment and contemporary sea level rise: An overview

G Spada - Integrative Study of the Mean Sea Level and Its …, 2017 - Springer
Glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) encompasses a suite of geophysical phenomena
accompanying the waxing and waning of continental-scale ice sheets. These involve the …

Frequency dependent mantle viscoelasticity via the complex viscosity: Cases from Antarctica

HCP Lau, J Austermann, BK Holtzman… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) often use paleoshorelines and present‐day
deformation to constrain the viscosity of the mantle and the thickness of the elastic …

Antarctic upper mantle rheology

ER Ivins, W van der Wal, DA Wiens, AJ Lloyd, L Caron - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Antarctic mantle and lithosphere are known to have large lateral contrasts in seismic
velocity and tectonic history. These contrasts suggest differences in the response timescale …

Data–model comparison of Holocene sea-level change in the circum-Caribbean region

GA Milne, M Peros - Global and Planetary Change, 2013 - Elsevier
Relative sea-level (RSL) reconstructions from the circum-Caribbean region were interpreted
using a glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) model with the aims to quantify the contribution of …

Glacial isostatic adjustment model with composite 3-D Earth rheology for Fennoscandia

W van der Wal, A Barnhoorn, P Stocchi… - Geophysical Journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Models for glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) can provide constraints on rheology of the
mantle if past ice thickness variations are assumed to be known. The Pleistocene ice …

The seismic structure of the Antarctic upper mantle

DA Wiens, W Shen, AJ Lloyd - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The deployment of seismic stations and the development of ambient noise tomography as
well as new analysis methods provide an opportunity for higher-resolution imaging of …