Thwaites Grounding Line (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Thwaites Grounding Line

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The first-ever images have been taken of the grounding zone of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. The grounding line just behind it is an integral factor in the glacier's stability or lack thereof. It is tied to the fate of global sea-levels. At top, the glacier, at bottom, the seafloor.

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International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration / Georgia Tech-Schmidt lab

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