Kohler Glacier
E181783
Kohler Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in West Antarctica that drains into the Amundsen Sea and contributes to the region’s rapidly changing ice sheet dynamics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kohler Glacier canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
changes in Amundsen Sea circulation
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
ice mass loss from West Antarctica
ⓘ
sea level rise potential ⓘ |
| country |
Antarctica
ⓘ
surface form:
Antarctica (no sovereign state)
|
| drainsInto | Amundsen Sea ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasBoundary | grounding line at Amundsen Sea ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Antarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ice drainage basin
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | glacial ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | ice ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | flows toward the Amundsen Sea coast ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
basal melting
ⓘ
calving ⓘ ice deformation ⓘ ice flow toward Amundsen Sea ⓘ ice sliding over bedrock ⓘ |
| hasProperty | major drainage outlet of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
climate science
ⓘ
cryosphere science ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
grounding line retreat
ⓘ
potential dynamic thinning ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
important for projections of global sea level
ⓘ
important for studies of ice sheet dynamics ⓘ indicator of West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability ⓘ |
| hasStatus | dynamically active glacier ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| isInRegion |
Marie Byrd Land
ⓘ
surface form:
Marie Byrd Land region of West Antarctica
|
| isMonitoredBy |
altimetry measurements
ⓘ
ice-penetrating radar ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem |
Antarctic cryosphere
ⓘ
global climate system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pine Island Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen Sea Embayment glacial system
Amundsen Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen Sea sector
West Antarctica ⓘ
surface form:
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.