Theory 13/Existing data/Glaciology
Retreat Follows Bed Slope
The claim
Glacier retreat rates track bed slope more than regional temperature trend, because slope sets how much thinning reaches the terminus.
01Mechanism
A steep bed propagates thinning quickly; a flat one damps it.
02Prediction
Retreat should track slope across glaciers in the same climate.
03Refutation
Retreat tracking temperature would remove the geometry.