Communications Earth & Environment (Oct 2021)

The influence of emissions scenarios on future Antarctic ice loss is unlikely to emerge this century

  • Daniel P. Lowry,
  • Mario Krapp,
  • Nicholas R. Golledge,
  • Alanna Alevropoulos-Borrill

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00289-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The Antarctic Ice Sheet’s sea-level contribution in a high-emissions scenario is indistinguishable from that in a low-emissions scenario for the next century, but its long-term contribution depends on warming this century, according to ice sheet simulations and an emulator-based analysis.