Marine ice-cliff instability modeling shows mixed-mode ice-cliff failure and yields calving rate parameterization

Autor: Anna J. Crawford, Douglas I. Benn, Joe Todd, Jan A. Åström, Jeremy N. Bassis, Thomas Zwinger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23070-7
Popis: Ice-cliff failure that leads to marine ice-cliff instability could accelerate Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat. Here, the authors use 3D glacier models to investigate ice-cliff failure, derive a retreat rate relationship, and quantify mélange back force necessary to suppress ice-cliff failure.
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