Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Thwaites Glacier" in English language version.
Our results confirm the existence of kilometer-size grounding zones on the main trunk of Thwaites Glacier. Models with km-size grounding zones and vigorous ice melt will produce higher projections of glacier loss, possibly by a factor of 2.
Using hot water, they bored through the full thickness of Thwaites's ice shelf—587 meters (0.4 mile)—until they reached water...Davis and his colleagues calculated that overall, the underside of Thwaites is melting far less rapidly than predicted by models.
Our results confirm the existence of kilometer-size grounding zones on the main trunk of Thwaites Glacier. Models with km-size grounding zones and vigorous ice melt will produce higher projections of glacier loss, possibly by a factor of 2.
Because Thwaites sits below sea level on ground that dips away from the coast, the warm water is likely to melt its way inland, beneath the glacier itself, freeing its underbelly from bedrock. A collapse of the entire glacier, which some researchers think is only centuries away, would raise global sea level by 65 centimeters.
