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

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  • Faezeh M. Nick

    (Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
    Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    The University Centre in Svalbard, PO Box 156, NO-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway)

  • Andreas Vieli

    (Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
    University of Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland)

  • 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)

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.

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  • Faezeh M. Nick & Andreas Vieli & Morten Langer Andersen & Ian Joughin & Antony Payne & Tamsin L. Edwards & Frank Pattyn & Roderik S. W. van de Wal, 2013. "Future sea-level rise from Greenland’s main outlet glaciers in a warming climate," Nature, Nature, vol. 497(7448), pages 235-238, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:497:y:2013:i:7448:d:10.1038_nature12068
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12068
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    1. A. Slangen & M. Carson & C. Katsman & R. van de Wal & A. Köhl & L. Vermeersen & D. Stammer, 2014. "Projecting twenty-first century regional sea-level changes," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 124(1), pages 317-332, May.
    2. Le Bars, Dewi, 2018. "Uncertainty in sea level rise projections due to the dependence between contributors," Earth Arxiv uvw3s, Center for Open Science.

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