Antarctica's Whillans Ice Plain ice flows are highly variable
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 15:50
in Earth & Climate
The Whillans Ice Plain (WIP) is a roughly 20,000-square-kilometer (772-square-mile) region of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that acts as a massive conveyor, driving glacier ice into the Ross Ice Shelf. As the climate changes, knowing how large bodies of ice like the WIP behave will be important to assessing sea level rise.