Thwaites Glacier
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Thwaites Glacier is a massive and rapidly melting Antarctic glacier, often called the "Doomsday Glacier" for its potential to significantly raise global sea levels if it collapses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thwaites Glacier canonical | 4 |
| Thwaites Glacier region | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ marine-terminating glacier ⓘ |
| area | approximately 192000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | British explorers ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | 1930s ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | approximately 192000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Amundsen Sea ⓘ |
| flowRate | several kilometers per year ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basal crevasses
ⓘ
buttressing ice shelf ⓘ grounding line ⓘ subglacial channels ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Doomsday Glacier ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
grounding line retreat
ⓘ
marine ice sheet instability ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
acceleration of ice discharge into the ocean
ⓘ
possible irreversible retreat ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
rapidly retreating
ⓘ
thinning ⓘ unstable ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
critical tipping element in the climate system
ⓘ
one of the most vulnerable glaciers in Antarctica ⓘ |
| isKeyTo | stability of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate change impact studies
ⓘ
intensive glaciological research ⓘ |
| length | approximately 120 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
airborne surveys
ⓘ
oceanographic measurements ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ seismic and radar sounding ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fredrik T. Thwaites ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amundsen Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen Sea Embayment
|
| potentialSeaLevelContribution |
over 3 meters including connected basins over longer timescales
ⓘ
over 60 centimeters if fully collapsed ⓘ |
| retreatDrivenBy |
basal melting
ⓘ
intrusion of warm Circumpolar Deep Water ⓘ loss of ice-shelf buttressing ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration
ⓘ
United Kingdom scientists ⓘ United States scientists ⓘ |
| terminusType |
calving front
ⓘ
ice shelf ⓘ |
| threatens | global sea level stability ⓘ |
| width | approximately 120 kilometers at the grounding line ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thwaites Glacier region