SEARISE Workshop

南极西部冰盖（WAIS）的稳定性是一个问题 具有全球性的重要性，因为冰盖包含了 足以使海平面上升5米。 如果冰盖 经历了一次快速的崩溃，伴随着海平面的快速上升， 高水位将对全世界的沿着造成可怕的后果。 评估WAIS稳定性的紧迫性是由以下因素推动的： Siple Coast Project（SCP）最近的发现， 南极洲正在发生重大变化。 然而，在这方面， SCP的重点是冰川学， 评估了重要的气象和海洋影响。 这 在决定冰盖的行为方面起着重要作用 及其对全球气候的影响。 我们需要的是对WAIS进行多学科研究， 所有相关学科都进行了研究。 的计划 将这些单独调查结合起来是必要的第一步 实现了解联合国在全球的作用这一目标， WAIS及其稳定性。 这里提出的是， 来自重要极地学科的专家聚集在一起， 研讨会，以制定一个合理的计划，研究WAIS。 SEARISE（西南极冰盖的稳定性） 环境），因为它提供了 公众关注的焦点。

The stability of the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) is an issue of immediate global importance because the ice sheet contains enough water to raise sea level over 5 meters. If the ice sheet experiences a rapid collapse, the accompanying rapid rise in sea level will have dire consequences along coastlines worldwide. The urgency of assessing the stability of the WAIS is fueled by the recent discoveries made by the Siple Coast Project (SCP) of significant changes taking place in West Antarctica. However, the SCP has had a glaciological focus and has not properly assessed the important meteorological and oceanic effects. which play a major role in determining the behavior of the ice sheet and its impact on global climate. What is needed is a multi-disciplinary study of the WAIS where studies in all relevant disciplines are conducted. A plan to integrate these separate investigations is a necessary first step to achieving the goal of understanding the global role of the WAIS and its stability. What is proposed here is to bring together experts from the important polar disciplines for a workshop to formulate a rational plan for the study of the WAIS. The acronym SEARISE (Stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Environment) has been chosen for this program because it provides an identifiable focus of public concern.