According to an article written by researchers in the journal Nature Geoscienc, glaciers in these regions are melting and sliding towards the ocean due to the interaction of land ice and relatively warm ocean waters. This creates large cavities that fill with water, causing more and more warm water to seep under land glaciers.
These processes affect not only the melting of ice but also the sliding of parts of ice sheets into the ocean. According to the researchers, this suggests that sea levels may be higher than previously thought. Adjustments to current estimates are also required, including calculations on risks to coastal areas.
“Ice sheets are very sensitive to melting in grounded areas. “We found that grounding zone melting exhibits ‘tipping point’-like behavior where a very small change in ocean temperature can cause a very large increase in grounding zone melting and lead to very large changes in ice flow over it,” he said. Alex Bradley, ice dynamics researcher at BAS and lead author of the paper.
Source: Ferra
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