Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies
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.
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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95da2d5d0fa94b3e825def8d4d6942082023-03-22T11:48:28ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-03-0114111310.1038/s41467-023-36990-3Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomaliesBenjamin J. Davison0Anna E. Hogg1Richard Rigby2Sanne Veldhuijsen3Jan Melchior van Wessem4Michiel R. van den Broeke5Paul R. Holland6Heather L. Selley7Pierre Dutrieux8School of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsInstitute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityInstitute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityInstitute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityBritish Antarctic SurveySchool of Earth and Environment, University of LeedsBritish Antarctic SurveyThe 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36990-3 |
| spellingShingle | 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 Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies Nature Communications |
| title | Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies |
| title_full | Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies |
| title_fullStr | Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies |
| title_short | Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies |
| title_sort | sea level rise from west antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36990-3 |
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