Ice-sheet and sea-level changes

被引：395

作者：

Alley, RB

Clark, PU

Huybrechts, P

Joughin, I

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Geosci, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

[2] Penn State Univ, Earth & Environm Syst Inst, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

[3] Oregon State Univ, Dept Geosci, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA

[4] Alfred Wegener Inst Polar & Marine Res, D-27515 Bremerhaven, Germany

[5] Vrije Univ Brussels, Dept Geog, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

[6] Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab, Polar Sci Ctr, Seattle, WA 98105 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2005年 / 310卷 / 5747期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1126/science.1114613

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Future sea-level rise is an important issue related to the continuing buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, with the potential to raise sea level similar to 70 meters if completely melted, dominate uncertainties in projected sea-level change. Freshwater fluxes from these ice sheets also may affect oceanic circulation, contributing to climate change. Observational and modeling advances have reduced many uncertainties related to ice-sheet behavior, but recently detected, rapid ice-marginal changes contributing to sea-level rise may indicate greater ice-sheet sensitivity to warming than previously considered.

引用

页码：456 / 460

页数：5

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