Scaling of instability timescales of Antarctic outlet glaciers based on one-dimensional similitude analysis
<p>Recent observations and ice-dynamic modeling suggest that a marine ice-sheet instability (MISI) might have been triggered in West Antarctica. The corresponding outlet glaciers, Pine Island Glacier (PIG) and Thwaites Glacier (TG), showed significant retreat during at least the last 2 decades...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2019-06-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/1621/2019/tc-13-1621-2019.pdf |