Why is it hard to predict the future of ice sheets?

被引：102

作者：

Vaughan, David G. ^{[1
]}

Arthern, Robert ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] British Antarctic Survey, NERC, Cambridge CB3 0ET, England

来源：

SCIENCE | 2007年 / 315卷 / 5818期

基金：

英国自然环境研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1126/science.1141111

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：

Ice sheet behavior is strongly influenced by processes at its margin and base. Observations of rapid changes at these boundaries are helping modelers to improve predictions of future changes.

引用

页码：1503 / 1504

页数：2

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