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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Main Authors: A. Levermann, J. Feldmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-06-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/1621/2019/tc-13-1621-2019.pdf