Brief communication: On calculating the sea-level contribution in marine ice-sheet models

<p>Estimating the contribution of marine ice sheets to sea-level rise is complicated by ice grounded below sea level that is replaced by ocean water when melted. The common approach is to only consider the ice volume above floatation, defined as the volume of ice to be removed from an ice colu...

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Main Authors: H. Goelzer, V. Coulon, F. Pattyn, B. de Boer, R. van de Wal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-03-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/833/2020/tc-14-833-2020.pdf