and's glaciers are losing ice at an accelerating rate, causing sea levels to rise dramatically. However, climate models have so far significantly underestimated how much ice could actually be lost by the [...] Wegener Institute was also involved. As a result, the contribution of Greenland's glaciers to future sea level rise is significantly higher than previously assumed.
east of the Ross Sea operated in either dextral strike-slip or extensional motion throughout the region to the south and east of the Amundsen Sea Embayment and in the Bellingshausen Sea sector, connecting [...] Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea shelves and margins in context of the continental breakup, activities of the West Antarctic Rift System and the evolution and dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. [...] on the Amundsen Sea shelf: (1) distributed rifting events parallel to the breakup front, (2) the influence of the Bellingshausen Plate motion with a plate boundary through the Amundsen Sea Embayment, and
considerable gap in monitoring ice loss in the Antarctic and Greenland. Now the follow-up mission will finally be launched, and will play a vital role in predicting future sea level rise. [...] Sea Level Rise A few months ago, the GRACE mission’s two Earth observation satellites burnt up in the atmosphere. Although this loss was planned, for the experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute it left
Arctic, where the onset of summer also marks the beginning of the annual sea-ice melting. Over the past 40 years, the summer sea-ice extent has decreased by 40 percent – making it one of the most visible [...] conducted in the marginal ice zone, the team of researchers on board will investigate how heat fluxes and water layering in the ocean, as well as the characteristics of the ice, interact and influence melting
to a significantly increased melting rate of the Filchner Ronne Antarctic ice shelf, resulting in a substantial rise in global sea levels. [...] to result in significantly increased deep water temperatures in the Filchner Trough in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, reports a modelling study lead by researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute and published
whale populations in the Weddell Sea, both of which avoid the seaice and call or sing most frequently in the autumn. In contrast, Antarctic minke whales primarily live in ice-covered regions and produce their [...] for the past nine years, to successfully gather and analyse whale observation data from the Weddell Sea. The audio recordings offer unique insights into the lives of humpback whales and Antarctic minke whales
Arctic was completely ice-free during summer and sea-surface temperature reached values of 4 to 9 degrees Celsius. In spring, autumn and winter, however, the ocean was covered by seaice of variable extent
glacial periods, the sea level falls, because vast quantities of water are stored in the massive inland glaciers. To date, however, computer models have been unable to reconcile sea-level height with the
regarding the weather and, in addition to our scientific endeavors, spent some wonderful sunny days in the ice around Joinville Island and the Peninsula.
The North East Greenland Ice Stream transports enormous amounts of ice from the heart of the island to the sea and thus also influences global sea levels. An international research team led by the Alfred [...] of Greenland around 2,000 years ago. The study, which opens up new possibilities for research into ice sheets, was recently published in the scientific journal Nature Communications .