Berkeley code captures retreating Antarctic ice
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 06:00
in Earth & Climate
Satellite observations suggest that the shrinking West Antarctic ice sheet is contributing to global sea level rise. But until recently, scientists could not accurately model the physical processes driving retreat of the ice sheet. Now, a new ice sheet model—called Berkeley-ISICLES (BISICLES)—is shedding light on these details.