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Death of an ice sheet

Authors :
Lindstrom, Dean R.
MacAyeal, Douglas R.
Source :
Nature. Sept 16, 1993, Vol. 365 Issue 6443, p214, 2 p.
Publication Year :
1993

Abstract

Ice sheet modelling experiments on two large, but temporary, glacial meltwater inflows show that the breaking up of the Eurasian ice sheet (EIS) led to the first of the two meltwater inflows. The increase in the rise of the sea-level was caused when the ice sheet moved quickly toward iceberg-calving margins, and not when the ice-sheet melted.

Details

ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
365
Issue :
6443
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.14549480