Table 2 Surface mass balance and ice discharge for the four climate forcing scenarios after 100 years of simulation time

From: Increased warm water intrusions could cause mass loss in East Antarctica during the next 200 years

Region

RCP4.5-SW

RCP8.5-SW

RCP4.5-mCDW

RCP8.5-mCDW

 

SMB (Gt)

D (Gt)

SMB (Gt)

D (Gt)

SMB (Gt)

D (Gt)

SMB (Gt)

D (Gt)

K–A

7

1

14

1

6

18

13

19

A–A

12

3

26

4

11

32

24

33

A–B

15

0

30

0

15

1

30

1

B-C

9

3

19

4

9

24

18

25

C–C

18

3

37

4

18

9

36

10

C–D

30

6

60

9

29

38

59

38

D–D

15

15

31

20

14

48

30

45

D–E

4

1

8

1

4

1

8

2

Total

112

32

224

43

106

171

217

172

  1. Results are shown for the four climate scenarios RCP4.5-SW, RCP8.5-SW, RCP4.5-mCDW and RCP8.5-mCDW (Representative Concentration Pathway, Shelf Water and Modified Circumpolar Deep Water respectively).
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