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Title: Land-ice modeling for sea-level prediction

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1172858· OSTI ID:1172858
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

There has been major progress in ice sheet modeling since IPCC AR4. We will soon have efficient higherorder ice sheet models that can run at ",1 km resolution for entire ice sheets, either standalone or coupled to GeMs. These models should significantly reduce uncertainties in sea-level predictions. However, the least certain and potentially greatest contributions to 21st century sea-level rise may come from ice-ocean interactions, especially in West Antarctica. This is a coupled modeling problem that requires collaboration among ice, ocean and atmosphere modelers.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1172858
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-10-04049; LA-UR-10-4049
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English