Contrasting melt regime in the Ice Grounding Zone of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

The contribution of Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica, to sea level rise is influenced by how quickly warm salty seawater of Circumpolar Deep Water origin melts basal ice near its grounding line. Satellite observations reveal tidally forced kilometer-scale seawater intrusions beneath grounded ice that fo...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 122; no. 48; p. e2512626122
Main Authors:	Gadi, Ratnakar, Rignot, Eric, Menemenlis, Dimitris, Scheuchl, Bernd
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 02.12.2025
Subjects:	glaciology Antarctica southern ocean grounding line sea level rise
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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