Two-timescale response of a large Antarctic ice shelf to climate change

New simulations find that one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, the Filchner–Ronne, may be less vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Melting of the ice shelf initially decreases for many decades, and only increases when global warming exceeds approximately 7 °C.

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Main Authors: Kaitlin A. Naughten, Jan De Rydt, Sebastian H. R. Rosier, Adrian Jenkins, Paul R. Holland, Jeff K. Ridley
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/247979c958864b59a2c9a9a06f064453
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