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SUBMITTER: Joughin I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582595 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joughin Ian I Smith Benjamin E BE Schoof Christian G CG
Geophysical research letters 20190513 9
The choice of the best basal friction law to use in ice-sheet models remains a source of uncertainty in projections of sea level. The parameters in commonly used friction laws can produce a broad range of behavior and are poorly constrained. Here we use a time series of elevation and speed data to examine the simulated transient response of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica, to a loss of basal traction as its grounding line retreats. We evaluate a variety of friction laws, which produces a diversi ...[more]