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 year,...
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ftcdlib:qt7w70w956 2023-05-15T13:58:53+02:00 Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica Velicogna, I Wahr, J 1754 - 1756 2006-03-24 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt7w70w956 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 Attribution (CC BY): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Velicogna, I; & Wahr, J. (2006). Measurements of time-variable gravity show mass loss in Antarctica. Science, 311(5768), 1754 - 1756. doi:10.1126/science.1123785. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7w70w956 article 2006 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1123785 2017-10-13T22:51:20Z 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 Science 311 5768 1754 1756 |
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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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