| Title | The unquiet ice |
| Author | Bell, R.E. |
| Author Affil | Bell, R.E., Columbia University, Earth Institute, New York, NY |
| Source | Scientific American, 298(2), p.60-67, . Publisher: Scientific American, Inc., New York, NY, United States. ISSN: 0036- 8733 |
| Publication Date | Feb. 2008 |
| Notes | In English GeoRef Acc. No: 284738. CRREL Acc. No: 62005086 |
| Index Terms | climatic change; glacial geology; global change; global warming; ice sheets; meltwater; models; Antarctica--Antarctic ice sheet; Greenland--Greenland ice sheet; Antarctic ice sheet; Antarctica; Arctic region; climate change; Greenland; Greenland ice sheet |
| Abstract | Abundant liquid water newly discovered underneath the world's great ice sheets could intensify the destabilizing effects of global warming on the sheets. Then, even without melting, the sheets may slide into the sea and raise sea level catastrophically. |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 84161 |