Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies

Benjamin J. Davison; Anna E. Hogg; Richard Rigby; Sanne Veldhuijsen; Jan Melchior van Wessem; Michiel R. van den Broeke; Paul R. Holland; Heather L. Selley; Pierre Dutrieux

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36990-3

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies

Benjamin J. Davison,
Anna E. Hogg,
Richard Rigby,
Sanne Veldhuijsen,
Jan Melchior van Wessem,
Michiel R. van den Broeke,
Paul R. Holland,
Heather L. Selley,
Pierre Dutrieux

Affiliations

Benjamin J. Davison: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Anna E. Hogg: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Richard Rigby: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Sanne Veldhuijsen: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Jan Melchior van Wessem: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Michiel R. van den Broeke: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Paul R. Holland: British Antarctic Survey
Heather L. Selley: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Pierre Dutrieux: British Antarctic Survey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36990-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The authors combine measurements of ice loss from West Antarctica with climate modelling to show that periods of drought or extremely heavy precipitation can significantly increase or decrease rates of mass loss for periods lasting several years.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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