Future sea-level rise from Greenland’s main outlet glaciers in a warming climate

Faezeh M. Nick (), Andreas Vieli, Morten Langer Andersen, Ian Joughin, Antony Payne, Tamsin L. Edwards, Frank Pattyn and Roderik S. W. van de Wal
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Faezeh M. Nick: Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Andreas Vieli: Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Morten Langer Andersen: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, DK-1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
Ian Joughin: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Antony Payne: Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
Tamsin L. Edwards: Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
Frank Pattyn: Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Roderik S. W. van de Wal: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands

Nature, 2013, vol. 497, issue 7448, 235-238

Abstract: A model of the four main outlet glaciers that drain the Greenland Ice Sheet predicts that they will contribute 19 to 30 millimetres to sea-level rise by 2200 in a mid-range future warming scenario, and 29 to 49 millimetres in a more extreme scenario.

Date: 2013
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