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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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt7w70w956 2023-09-05T13:12:34+02:00 Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica Velicogna, Isabella Wahr, John 1754 - 1756 2006-03-24 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 unknown eScholarship, University of California qt7w70w956 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 CC-BY Science, vol 311, iss 5768 Climate Action General Science & Technology article 2006 ftcdlib 2023-08-21T18:06:13Z 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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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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Velicogna, Isabella Wahr, John |
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Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica |
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Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica |
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Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica |
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Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica |
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Measurements of Time-Variable Gravity Show Mass Loss in Antarctica |
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