Contemporary sea-level changes from global to local scales: A review

A Cazenave, L Moreira - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sea-level variations spread over a very broad spectrum of spatial and temporal scales as a
result of complex processes occurring in the Earth System in response to natural variability …

Exceeding 1.5 C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points

DI Armstrong McKay, A Staal, JF Abrams… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Climate tipping points occur when change in a part of the climate system becomes self-
perpetuating beyond a warming threshold, leading to substantial Earth system impacts …

Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line

BE Schmidt, P Washam, PED Davis, KW Nicholls… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Thwaites Glacier represents 15% of the ice discharge from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and
influences a wider catchment,–. Because it is grounded below sea level,, Thwaites Glacier is …

Rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in the pre-satellite era

AGC Graham, A Wåhlin, KA Hogan, FO Nitsche… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the recent history of Thwaites Glacier, and the processes controlling its
ongoing retreat, is key to projecting Antarctic contributions to future sea-level rise. Of …

[HTML][HTML] Polar AUV Challenges and Applications: A Review

S Fan, N Bose, Z Liang - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents a comprehensive review of the development and progression of
autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in polar regions, aiming to synthesize past …

[HTML][HTML] Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone

PED Davis, KW Nicholls, DM Holland, BE Schmidt… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Thwaites Glacier is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems in Antarctica 1, 2, 3.
Much of the ice sheet within the catchment of Thwaites Glacier is grounded below sea level …

Impact of subglacial freshwater discharge on Pine Island Ice Shelf

Y Nakayama, C Cai, H Seroussi - Geophysical research letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite‐based estimates of ice shelf melt rates reach 200 m close to the grounding line of
Pine Island Glacier, in West Antarctica. However, ocean simulations have not yet been able …

Synchronous retreat of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers in response to external forcings in the presatellite era

RW Clark, JS Wellner, CD Hillenbrand… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Today, relatively warm Circumpolar Deep Water is melting Thwaites Glacier at the base of its
ice shelf and at the grounding zone, contributing to significant ice retreat. Accelerating ice …

Strong ocean melting feedback during the recent retreat of Thwaites Glacier

PR Holland, SL Bevan… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerating ice loss from Thwaites Glacier is contributing approximately 5% of global sea‐
level rise, and could add tens of centimeters to sea level over the coming centuries. We use …

Weakening of the pinning point buttressing Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

CT Wild, KE Alley, A Muto, M Truffer, TA Scambos… - The …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
The Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf buttresses a significant portion of Thwaites Glacier through
contact with a pinning point 40 km offshore of the present grounding line. Predicting future …