Response of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to past and future climate change
Abstract The East Antarctic Ice Sheet contains the vast majority of Earth's glacier ice (about
52 metres sea-level equivalent), but is often viewed as less vulnerable to global warming …
52 metres sea-level equivalent), but is often viewed as less vulnerable to global warming …
Mechanisms and impacts of Earth system tipping elements
Tipping elements are components of the Earth system which may respond nonlinearly to
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …
The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica
Abstract The Paris Agreement aims to limit global mean warming in the twenty-first century to
less than 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, and to promote further efforts to limit …
less than 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, and to promote further efforts to limit …
Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise
The land ice contribution to global mean sea level rise has not yet been predicted 1 using
ice sheet and glacier models for the latest set of socio-economic scenarios, nor using …
ice sheet and glacier models for the latest set of socio-economic scenarios, nor using …
Antarctic calving loss rivals ice-shelf thinning
Antarctica's ice shelves help to control the flow of glacial ice as it drains into the ocean,
meaning that the rate of global sea-level rise is subject to the structural integrity of these …
meaning that the rate of global sea-level rise is subject to the structural integrity of these …
[HTML][HTML] The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6
The Greenland ice sheet is one of the largest contributors to global mean sea-level rise
today and is expected to continue to lose mass as the Arctic continues to warm. The two …
today and is expected to continue to lose mass as the Arctic continues to warm. The two …
[HTML][HTML] Diverging future surface mass balance between the Antarctic ice shelves and grounded ice sheet
The future surface mass balance (SMB) will influence the ice dynamics and the contribution
of the Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) to the sea level rise. Most of recent Antarctic SMB projections …
of the Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) to the sea level rise. Most of recent Antarctic SMB projections …
Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP)
Antarctica's ice shelves modulate the grounded ice flow, and weakening of ice shelves due
to climate forcing will decrease their 'buttressing'effect, causing a response in the grounded …
to climate forcing will decrease their 'buttressing'effect, causing a response in the grounded …
An assessment of ERA5 reanalysis for Antarctic near-surface air temperature
J Zhu, A Xie, X Qin, Y Wang, B Xu, Y Wang - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) released its latest
reanalysis dataset named ERA5 in 2017. To assess the performance of ERA5 in Antarctica …
reanalysis dataset named ERA5 in 2017. To assess the performance of ERA5 in Antarctica …
[HTML][HTML] Climate intervention on a high-emissions pathway could delay but not prevent West Antarctic Ice Sheet demise
Solar radiation modification (SRM) is increasingly discussed as a tool to reduce or avert
global warming and concomitantly the risk of ice-sheet collapse, as is considered possible …
global warming and concomitantly the risk of ice-sheet collapse, as is considered possible …