12. Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss and Sea Level Rise

Antarctic ice holds 57 metres of sea level rise potential. That figure represents the theoretical effect of melting the entire Antarctic ice sheet, not a near-term prediction. Ice sheet modeler Dr. Heiko Goelzer explains the differences between ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, and icebergs before unpacking how researchers model ice sheet dynamics. Learn how field observations, satellite data, mass balance, climate scenarios, and tipping points shape sea level projections, and why uncertainty does not mean scientists know nothing. A clear introduction to Antarctic ice sheets and what their changing behavior could mean for coastlines around the world.Episode Guest: Dr. Heiko GoelzerFind more on Dr. Goelzer here. Browse Dr. Goelzer’s publications on Google Scholar. Sea Level Rise Projection Reports: Climate.govNOAASea Level Rise Projection ToolsNASANOAAYouTube video explaining total Antarctic ice sheet meltEpisode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media WebsiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, written, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art and PFM logo by Laurel Wong. Theme music by Nela Ruiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.