Antarctic Elevation Change from 1992 to 1996

Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that the average elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet interior fell by 0.9 ± 0.5 centimeters per year from 1992 to 1996. If the variability of snowfall observed in Antarctic ice cores is allowed for, the mass imbalance of the interior this century is only...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Wingham, Duncan J., Ridout, Andrew J., Scharroo, Remko, Arthern, Robert J., Shum, C. K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1998
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctic
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5388.456
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.282.5388.456
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Summary:Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that the average elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet interior fell by 0.9 ± 0.5 centimeters per year from 1992 to 1996. If the variability of snowfall observed in Antarctic ice cores is allowed for, the mass imbalance of the interior this century is only −0.06 ± 0.08 of the mean mass accumulation rate.

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