Simulation of the Amundsen Sea Embayment over three centuries of sustained retreat (video)

Simulation showing the major glaciers of the Amundsen Sea Embayment over three centuries of sustained retreat. The colours show the ice flow speed in metres per year. The grounding line, which separates the grounded (resting on bedrock) ice from floating ice, is represented in bright blue.

Credit: Cornford et al., The Cryosphere, 2015

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