The history of Greenland's ice: Cosmic signature

Pierre-Henri Blard (1) , Guillaume Leduc (2)

1 CRPG - Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques
2 CEREGE - Centre européen de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement

Global sea levels would rise by several metres if the Greenland Ice Sheet melted completely. Two studies have examined its past behaviour in an effort to evaluate its vulnerability in a warming world — and have come to seemingly conflicting conclusions. Two geochemists and a glaciologist discuss the issues.

Keywords: Sea level; Greenland Ice

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Pierre-Henri Blard, Guillaume Leduc. The history of Greenland's ice: Cosmic signature. Nature, 2016, ⟨10.1038/540202a⟩. ⟨hal-01457254⟩