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Threatened loss of the Greenland ice-sheet

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  • Jonathan M. Gregory

    (Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling, University of Reading
    Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, Met Office)

  • Philippe Huybrechts

    (Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung)

  • Sarah C. B. Raper

    (Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung)

Abstract

The Greenland ice-sheet would melt faster in a warmer climate and is likely to be eliminated — except for residual glaciers in the mountains — if the annual average temperature in Greenland increases by more than about 3 °C. This could raise the global average sea-level by 7 metres over a period of 1,000 years or more. We show here that concentrations of greenhouse gases will probably have reached levels before the year 2100 that are sufficient to raise the temperature past this warming threshold.

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  • Jonathan M. Gregory & Philippe Huybrechts & Sarah C. B. Raper, 2004. "Threatened loss of the Greenland ice-sheet," Nature, Nature, vol. 428(6983), pages 616-616, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:428:y:2004:i:6983:d:10.1038_428616a
    DOI: 10.1038/428616a
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