Extended Data Table 1 Antarctic ice drainage basins

From: Mapping tipping risks from Antarctic ice basins under global warming

Antarctic ice drainage basin

No. (IMBIE)

Subregion (IMBIE)

Region (IMBIE)

Dronning Maud Land

2

A-A’

East Antarctica

Enderby Land

3

A’-B

Amery

4

B-C

West, Denman

5

C-C’

Totten, Moscow

6

C’-D

Cook, Ninnis, Mertz

7

D-D’

Victoria Land

8

D’-E

Ross East (Byrd)

9

E-E’

Ross West (Siple Coast)

10

E’-F

West Antarctica

Getz

11

F-G

Thwaites, Pine Island

12

G-H

Abbot, Venable

13

H-H’

West AP (George VI)

14

H’-I

Antarctic Peninsula

North AP (Larsen C)

15

I-I’’

East AP (Larsen D–G)

16

I’’-J

Ronne

17

J-J’’

West Antarctica

Filchner

18

J’’-K

East Antarctica

Brunt, Riiser-Larsen

19

K-A

  1. The 18 Antarctic ice drainage basins used in the analysis as well as their corresponding subregion number, subregion, and associated Antarctic regions, as defined by ref. 84 for the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise (IMBIE). AP, Antarctic Peninsula.
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