Global sea level has fluctuated significantly in the past, over glacial and inter-glacial time scales. Such variations arise from the slow buildup and even more rapid collapse of major ice sheets, including the present day Greenland and Antarctic Sheets. In this presentation mechanisms of ice sheet collapse are reviewed and implications for soci...
Creator:
Holland, David Michael (New York University)
Created:
2011-04-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
