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1 Holocene deceleration of the Greenland Ice Sheet
by Joseph A. MacGregor, William T. Colgan, Mark A. Fahnestock, Mathieu Morlighem, Ginny A. Catania, John D. Paden, and S. Prasad Gogineni Science Volume 351(6273): February 5, 2016 Published by AAAS

2 Fig. 1 Constraints on the Holocene-averaged balance ice flux across the GrIS from dated radiostratigraphy. Constraints on the Holocene-averaged balance ice flux across the GrIS from dated radiostratigraphy. (A) Ice-equivalent depth of the 9-ka isochrone [determined as in (21)]. Black lines denote major ice-drainage basins (36). NS, Nares Strait. White triangles denote Camp Century (CC) and DYE-3 ice core sites. The magenta line represents the outer limit of reliable 1D modeling of depth-age relations to 9 ka (fig. S4). (B) Mean ice-equivalent accumulation rate over the past 9000 years . (C) Mean vertical strain rate within the 9- to 0-ka portion of the ice column . Joseph A. MacGregor et al. Science 2016;351: Published by AAAS

3 Fig. 2 Holocene-averaged and modern surface speed across the GrIS.
Holocene-averaged and modern surface speed across the GrIS. (A) Holocene-averaged surface speed (i.e., Holocene balance speed divided by shape factor) (fig. S5B). (B) Composite surface speed, , from 1995–2013 (37). (C) Change in surface speed between the present and the Holocene average . Joseph A. MacGregor et al. Science 2016;351: Published by AAAS

4 Fig. 3 Dynamic Holocene deceleration of the GrIS.
Dynamic Holocene deceleration of the GrIS. (A) Relative contribution of ice dynamics to change in surface speed . Gaps in coverage are due to positive values. (B) Modeled horizontal deceleration rate due to the LGP-Holocene viscosity contrast over the past 1000 years, where is available (21). (C) Ratio of modeled to inferred dynamic deceleration rate . Gray contours outline regions where the mean 2003–2009 thickening rate was >10 cm year–1 (16). Joseph A. MacGregor et al. Science 2016;351: Published by AAAS


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