The sensitivity of the Antarctic ice sheet to a changing climate: Past, present, and future
Abstract The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is out of equilibrium with the current anthropogenic‐
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
Antarctic extreme events
There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of
1.1° C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental …
1.1° C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental …
Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2 C global warming could be dangerous
We use numerical climate simulations, paleoclimate data, and modern observations to study
the effect of growing ice melt from Antarctica and Greenland. Meltwater tends to stabilize the …
the effect of growing ice melt from Antarctica and Greenland. Meltwater tends to stabilize the …
Volume loss from Antarctic ice shelves is accelerating
The floating ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic Ice Sheet restrain the grounded ice-sheet
flow. Thinning of an ice shelf reduces this effect, leading to an increase in ice discharge to …
flow. Thinning of an ice shelf reduces this effect, leading to an increase in ice discharge to …
West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat in the Amundsen Sea driven by decadal oceanic variability
Mass loss from the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has increased in
recent decades, suggestive of sustained ocean forcing or an ongoing, possibly unstable …
recent decades, suggestive of sustained ocean forcing or an ongoing, possibly unstable …
The far reach of ice-shelf thinning in Antarctica
Floating ice shelves, which fringe most of Antarctica's coastline, regulate ice flow into the
Southern Ocean,–. Their thinning,,–or disintegration, can cause upstream acceleration of …
Southern Ocean,–. Their thinning,,–or disintegration, can cause upstream acceleration of …
Sea level change
This chapter considers changes in global mean sea level, regional sea level, sea level
extremes, and waves. Confidence in projections of global mean sea level rise has increased …
extremes, and waves. Confidence in projections of global mean sea level rise has increased …
Observations beneath Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica and implications for its retreat
Abstract Thinning ice in West Antarctica, resulting from acceleration in the flow of outlet
glaciers, is at present contributing about 10% of the observed rise in global sea level. Pine …
glaciers, is at present contributing about 10% of the observed rise in global sea level. Pine …
Ice-shelf buttressing and the stability of marine ice sheets
GH Gudmundsson - The Cryosphere, 2013 - tc.copernicus.org
Ice-shelf buttressing and the stability of marine-type ice sheets are investigated numerically.
Buttressing effects are analysed for a situation where a stable grounding line is located on a …
Buttressing effects are analysed for a situation where a stable grounding line is located on a …
The Potsdam parallel ice sheet model (PISM-PIK)–Part 1: Model description
We present the Potsdam Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM-PIK), developed at the Potsdam
Institute for Climate Impact Research to be used for simulations of large-scale ice sheet-shelf …
Institute for Climate Impact Research to be used for simulations of large-scale ice sheet-shelf …