Sensitivity of 21st century sea level to ocean-induced thinning of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Joughin, Ian ^a   Smith, Benjamin E ^a   Holland, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL;

ANTARCTICA; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FORCINGS; LINE GEOMETRY; MASS LOSS; PINE ISLAND GLACIERS; SEA LEVEL RISE;

GLACIERS;

GEOMETRY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

ANTARCTICA; PINE ISLAND GLACIER; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 78049340523     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044819     Document Type: Article

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