Brief communication Greenland's shrinking ice cover:

A map of Greenland in the 13th edition (2011) of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World made headlines because the publisher's media release mistakenly stated that the permanent ice cover had shrunk 15% since the previous 10th edition (1999) revision. The claimed shrinkage was immediately c...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: P. Morin, G. J. Leonard, H. Jiskoot, J. G. Cogley, M. Citterio, P. Christoffersen, C. Chen, J. E. Box, T. J. Benham, J. L. Bamber, R. B. Alley, A. P. Ahlstrøm, J. S. Kargel, T. Scambos, T. Sheldon, I. Willis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
Subjects:
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
Greenland
East Greenland
The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-533-2012
https://doaj.org/article/63c27a29902340188072d1a540c25150
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Summary:A map of Greenland in the 13th edition (2011) of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World made headlines because the publisher's media release mistakenly stated that the permanent ice cover had shrunk 15% since the previous 10th edition (1999) revision. The claimed shrinkage was immediately challenged by glaciologists, then retracted by the publisher. Here we show: (1) accurate maps of ice extent based on 1978/87 aerial surveys and recent MODIS imagery; and (2) shrinkage at 0.019% a −1 in ~50 000 km 2 of ice in a part of east Greenland that is shown as ice-free in the Times Atlas .

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