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(1998) Ice on the fast track
Authors |
Bentley C.R. |
Source |
Nature (284) |
Type |
P - Paper (2851) |
Peer Review |
1 - High (2301) |
Audience |
S - Specialist (3514) |
Pages |
21-22 |
Notes |
Abstract: The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has a purported ability to shrink rapidly, or ‘collapse’, causing a disastrous rise in sea level of some five metres. But is it likely to do so? |
Resources online
Categories
Sea Level Rise
Glaciers and Snow Cover
Keywords
West Antarctica Ice Sheet
collapse
sea level rise
Regions
Antarctica
Entered by: Susana Fernandez, 3/2009