Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.

Using measurements of time-variable gravity from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, we determined mass variations of the Antarctic ice sheet during 2002-2005. We found that the mass of the ice sheet decreased significantly, at a rate of 152 +/- 80 cubic kilometers of ice per yea...

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Main Authors: Velicogna, Isabella, Wahr, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2006
Subjects:
General Science & Technology
Antarctic
The Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956
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spelling ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org/ark:/13030/qt7w70w956 2023-05-15T13:38:01+02:00 Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica. Velicogna, Isabella Wahr, John 1754 - 1756 2006-03-02 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 unknown eScholarship, University of California qt7w70w956 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 CC-BY CC-BY Science (New York, N.Y.), vol 311, iss 5768 General Science & Technology article 2006 ftcdlib 2019-12-20T23:54:27Z Using measurements of time-variable gravity from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, we determined mass variations of the Antarctic ice sheet during 2002-2005. We found that the mass of the ice sheet decreased significantly, at a rate of 152 +/- 80 cubic kilometers of ice per year, which is equivalent to 0.4 +/- 0.2 millimeters of global sea-level rise per year. Most of this mass loss came from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet University of California: eScholarship Antarctic The Antarctic West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.
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description Using measurements of time-variable gravity from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites, we determined mass variations of the Antarctic ice sheet during 2002-2005. We found that the mass of the ice sheet decreased significantly, at a rate of 152 +/- 80 cubic kilometers of ice per year, which is equivalent to 0.4 +/- 0.2 millimeters of global sea-level rise per year. Most of this mass loss came from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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author Velicogna, Isabella
Wahr, John
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title Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.
title_short Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.
title_full Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.
title_fullStr Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.
title_full_unstemmed Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica.
title_sort measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in antarctica.
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The Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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The Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Antarctica
Ice Sheet
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