Antarctic elevation change from 1992 to 1996
Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that the average elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet interior fell by 0.9 +/- 0.5 centimeters per year from 1992 to 1996. If the variability of snowfall observed in Antarctic ice cores is allowed for, the mass imbalance of the interior this century is onl...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
1998
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Online Access: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/113219/ |
Summary: | Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that the average elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet interior fell by 0.9 +/- 0.5 centimeters per year from 1992 to 1996. If the variability of snowfall observed in Antarctic ice cores is allowed for, the mass imbalance of the interior this century is only -0.06 +/- 0.08 of the mean mass accumulation rate. |
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