(Table 1) Mass loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet, supplement to: Rignot, Eric; Kanagaratnam, Pannir (2006): Changes in the velocity structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Science, 311(5763), 956-990

Using satellite radar interferometry observations of Greenland, we detected widespread glacier acceleration below 66° north between 1996 and 2000, which rapidly expanded to 70° north in 2005. Accelerated ice discharge in the west and particularly in the east doubled the ice sheet mass deficit in the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rignot, Eric, Kanagaratnam, Pannir
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2006
Subjects:
Glacier
Identification
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
ORDINAL NUMBER
Area
Ice, flux
Glacier discharge
Surface mass balance
Mass balance
Greenland
glacier
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.786385
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.786385
Description
Summary:Using satellite radar interferometry observations of Greenland, we detected widespread glacier acceleration below 66° north between 1996 and 2000, which rapidly expanded to 70° north in 2005. Accelerated ice discharge in the west and particularly in the east doubled the ice sheet mass deficit in the last decade from 90 to 220 cubic kilometers per year. As more glaciers accelerate farther north, the contribution of Greenland to sea-level rise will continue to increase. : Position of glaciers estimated. Missing values of MB1996 and MB2005 columns are replaced by MB2000 column in totals.

Similar Items