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Irregular oscillations of the West Antarctic Ice SheetModel simulations of the West Antarctic ice sheet suggest that sporadic, perhaps chaotic, collapse (complete mobilization) of the ice sheet occurred throughout the past one million years. The irregular behavior is due to the slow equilibration time of the distribution of basal till, which lubricates ice-sheet motion. This nonlinear response means that predictions of future collapse of the ice sheet in response to global warming must take into account its past history, and in particular, whether the present basal till distribution predisposes the ice sheet towards rapid change.
Document ID
19930022695
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Macayeal, Douglas R.
(Chicago Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, The First Annual West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Science Workshop
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
93N31884
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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