Basal melting studies at Thwaites show potential sensitivity to modest changes

[Crick]

Studies through a borehole drilled through Thwaites near its grounding line indicate that conditions there: a stable column with strong density stratification, would tend to suppress basal melting below what is observed taking place. In essence, this study indicates that modeling of destabilization of the ice sheet under current conditions is too conservative. Thwaites is resting on bedrock that is below sea level and descends as you move inland, making it inherently unstable and prone to catastrophic collapse. No pay wall.

Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone - Nature

Despite observations from a hot-water-drilled access hole showing warm ocean waters beneath Thwaites Glacier Eastern Ice Shelf, the basal melt rate is strongly suppressed due to the low current speeds and strong density stratification.

www.nature.com

 

[ding]

So what? For Antarctica to be ice free would require the average temperature of the planet to be 6C higher than present. And for the planet to transition back to a greenhouse state from its present icehouse state. Temperatures that have not been seen on earth for almost 40 million years.

 

[1srelluc]

Just another example of the CC wennies moving the goal posts....They can't claim any drastic change (because it's not there) so now they say a small change is the end of the world.

I swear, they must take us for a bunch of rubes.

 

[Crick]

Just another example of the CC wennies [sic] moving the goal posts....They can't claim any drastic change (because it's not there) so now they say a small change is the end of the world.

I swear, they must take us for a bunch of rubes.

The drastic change is there, but the apparent cause for it is smaller than expected.

And I do take you for a rube.

 

[Woodznutz]

The drastic change is there, but the apparent cause for it is smaller than expected.

True. It only takes less than a one degree change for ice to either form or melt.

 

[1srelluc]

The drastic change is there, but the apparent cause for it is smaller than expected.

And I do take you for a rube.

Well, thank goodness I'm not a CC rube.

 

[Crick]

Well, thank goodness I'm not a CC rube.

Thank goodness...

 

[CrusaderFrank]

This is the place with active undersea volcanoes too, right?

 

[Crick]

This is the place with active undersea volcanoes too, right?

No. This is outside the grounding line.

 

[abu afak]

Studies through a borehole drilled through Thwaites near its grounding line indicate that conditions there: a stable column with strong density stratification, would tend to suppress basal melting below what is observed taking place. In essence, this study indicates that modeling of destabilization of the ice sheet under current conditions is too conservative. Thwaites is resting on bedrock that is below sea level and descends as you move inland, making it inherently unstable and prone to catastrophic collapse. No pay wall.

Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone - Nature

Despite observations from a hot-water-drilled access hole showing warm ocean waters beneath Thwaites Glacier Eastern Ice Shelf, the basal melt rate is strongly suppressed due to the low current speeds and strong density stratification.

www.nature.com

The quick rise from a Thwaites slide would be about 1-1.5 feet?

 

[EMH]

LOL!!!

The 40 million year old continent specific ice age that is ON THE POLE is "melting" again....

BULL.

No evidence of any melt on the surface, let's lie about "melting" under the glaciers....

LOL!!!

A "projection" for sure....


What will happen first?

Antarctic ice will stop growing
Jesus will float down from the clouds
The DOJ will actually prosecute someone named Biden
Vandy wins the SEC in football