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marine ice sheet instability: a standalone construct

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Glaciology

the unstable retreat of an ice sheet grounded below sea level on a bed that deepens inland, as outflow grows with grounding line depth.

In glaciology, marine ice sheet instability refers to the unstable retreat of an ice sheet grounded below sea level on a bed that deepens inland, as outflow grows with grounding line depth. This meaning comes from Weertman (1974) in Journal of Glaciology.[1]

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References

Weertman, J. (1974). Stability of the Junction of an Ice Sheet and an Ice Shelf. Journal of Glaciology, 13(67), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.3189/s0022143000023327

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