(Table 1) Mass loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet

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...

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Main Authors: Rignot, Eric, Kanagaratnam, Pannir
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2006
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.786385
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.786385
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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.