Ice-Sheet and Sea-Level Changes | RDL Research Database

Abstract

Future sea-level rise is an important issue related to the continuing buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, with the potential to raise sea level ∼70 meters if completely melted, dominate uncertainties in projected sea-level change. Freshwater fluxes from these ice sheets also may affect oceanic circulation, contributing to climate change. Observational and modeling advances have reduced many uncertainties related to ice-sheet behavior, but recently detected, rapid ice-marginal changes contributing to sea-level rise may indicate greater ice-sheet sensitivity to warming than previously considered.

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Ice sheetGreenland ice sheetEnvironmental scienceClimate changeClimatologyFuture sea levelSea iceOceanographyIce-sheet modelArctic ice packIce-albedo feedbackSea levelCryosphereGreenhouse gasAntarctic ice sheetAntarctic sea iceAtmospheric sciencesGeology

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 310
Issue: 5747
Pages: 456-460
Citations: 560
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                                    Richard B. Alley, 
                                
                                    Peter U. Clark, 
                                
                                    Philippe Huybrechts
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Ice-Sheet and Sea-Level Changes. 
                            Science
                            , 310
                            (5747)
                            , 456-460.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1114613
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1114613