Doomsday Glacier
E649210
Doomsday Glacier is the ominous nickname for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, a massive and rapidly melting ice sheet whose potential collapse could significantly raise global sea levels.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thwaites Glacier | 0 |
| International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ scientific research program ⓘ |
| bedTopography | retrograde slope ⓘ |
| buttresses | parts of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| climateChangeIndicator | yes ⓘ |
| collapseCouldDestabilize | West Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributionToGlobalSeaLevelRise | significant ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Amundsen Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Thwaites Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundingLine | retreating ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea |
~192000 square kilometers
ⓘ
~74000 square miles ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | ~400 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth |
120 kilometers
ⓘ
75 miles ⓘ |
| hasIceShelf | Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Doomsday Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iceFlowSpeed | increasing ⓘ |
| iceShelfStatus |
fracturing
ⓘ
thinning ⓘ |
| isLosingMass | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
fastest-changing glaciers in Antarctica
ⓘ
largest glaciers in Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Antarctic Ice Sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massLossDriver |
atmospheric warming
ⓘ
ocean warming ⓘ |
| massLossProcess |
basal melting
ⓘ
calving of icebergs ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
airborne surveys
ⓘ
oceanographic measurements ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fredrik Thwaites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Amundsen Sea Embayment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| potentialLongTermSeaLevelContribution |
over 10 feet including linked basins
ⓘ
over 3 meters including linked basins ⓘ |
| refersTo | Thwaites Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevanceTo |
climate policy and adaptation planning
ⓘ
global coastal communities ⓘ |
| riskCategory | high-impact ice-sheet instability ⓘ |
| seaLevelRiskTimeScale | centuries ⓘ |
| stability | potentially unstable ⓘ |
| studiedBy | International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatensToRaiseSeaLevelBy |
over 0.5 meters if it collapses completely
ⓘ
over 2 feet if it collapses completely ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.