Cargando…

The potential for stabilizing Amundsen Sea glaciers via underwater curtains

Rapid sea level rise due to an ice sheet collapse has the potential to be extremely damaging the coastal communities and infrastructure. Blocking deep warm water with thin flexible buoyant underwater curtains may reduce melting of buttressing ice shelves and thereby slow the rate of sea level rise....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wolovick, Michael, Moore, John, Keefer, Bowie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37091546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad103