Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Centennial response of Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers

  • Shfaqat A. Khan,
  • Anders A. Bjørk,
  • Jonathan L. Bamber,
  • Mathieu Morlighem,
  • Michael Bevis,
  • Kurt H. Kjær,
  • Jérémie Mouginot,
  • Anja Løkkegaard,
  • David M. Holland,
  • Andy Aschwanden,
  • Bao Zhang,
  • Veit Helm,
  • Niels J. Korsgaard,
  • William Colgan,
  • Nicolaj K. Larsen,
  • Lin Liu,
  • Karina Hansen,
  • Valentina Barletta,
  • Trine S. Dahl-Jensen,
  • Anne Sofie Søndergaard,
  • Beata M. Csatho,
  • Ingo Sasgen,
  • Jason Box,
  • Toni Schenk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19580-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The Greenland Ice Sheet is the largest land ice contributor to sea level rise and understanding the long-term glacier response to external forcing is key to improved projections. Here the authors show Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers will likely exceed current worst-case scenario