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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
1st October WAIS 2004 Slide 1
Andrew Shepherd1, Duncan Wingham2, Eric Rignot3
1Scott Polar Research Institute2University College London3Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
1st October WAIS 2004 Slide 2
Andrew Shepherd1, Duncan Wingham2, Eric Rignot3
1Scott Polar Research Institute2University College London3Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Warm ocean is eroding WAIS…consistently
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
1st October WAIS 2004 Slide 3
Andrew Shepherd1, Duncan Wingham2, Eric Rignot3
1Scott Polar Research Institute2University College London3Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Warm ocean is eroding WAIS…consistently…at a constant rate
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Grounding line retreat
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Elevation change (m / year)
-3 0Ice speed (km / year)
0 2.5
Grounded ice thinning
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
1st October WAIS 2004 Slide 6
PIG acceleration
Joughin et al., GRL, 2003
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Ice shelf lowering
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
1st October WAIS 2004 Slide 8
Ice shelf lowering
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
1st October WAIS 2004 Slide 9
Ice shelf thinning
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Steady state melting
After Joughin et al., GRL, 2003
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Net melting
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Oceanographic data
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Oceanographic data
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Oceanographic data
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Oceanographic data
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Ocean melting
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Glacier mass balance
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Ice shelf mass balance
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Total mass balance
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Constant sea level rise
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Constant sea level rise
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Constant sea level rise
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Warm ocean is eroding WAIS
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Constant sea level rise