Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica.
Changes in the area and volume of polar ice sheets are intricately linked to changes in global climate, and the resulting changes in sea level could severely impact the densely populated coastal regions on Earth. Melting of the West Antarctic part alone of the Antarctic ice sheet would cause a sea-l...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/c8d59960-7958-416f-9ade-efbdac5afbfd 2024-06-23T07:45:29+00:00 Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. Ferrigno, Jane G. Cook, Alison Foley, Kevin M. Williams, Richard S. Swithinbank, Charles Fox, Adrian J. Thomson, Janet W. Sievers, Jorn 2006 https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/c8d59960-7958-416f-9ade-efbdac5afbfd https://doi.org/10.3133/i2600A https://www.usgs.gov/maps/coastal-change-and-glaciological-map-trinity-peninsula-area-and-south-shetland-islands eng eng https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/c8d59960-7958-416f-9ade-efbdac5afbfd info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ferrigno , J G , Cook , A , Foley , K M , Williams , R S , Swithinbank , C , Fox , A J , Thomson , J W & Sievers , J , Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica: 1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. , 2006 , Digital or Visual Products . https://doi.org/10.3133/i2600A other 2006 ftuhipublicatio https://doi.org/10.3133/i2600A 2024-05-27T23:56:27Z Changes in the area and volume of polar ice sheets are intricately linked to changes in global climate, and the resulting changes in sea level could severely impact the densely populated coastal regions on Earth. Melting of the West Antarctic part alone of the Antarctic ice sheet would cause a sea-level rise of approximately 6 meters (m). The potential sea-level rise after melting of the entire Antarctic ice sheet is estimated to be 65 m (Lythe and others, 2001) to 73 m (Williams and Hall, 1993). In addition to its importance, the mass balance (the net volumetric gain or loss) of the Antarctic ice sheet is highly complex, responding differently to different conditions in each region (Vaughan, 2005). In a review paper, Rignot and Thomas (2002) concluded that the West Antarctic ice sheet is probably becoming thinner overall; although it is thickening in the west, it is thinning in the north. Thomas and others (2004), on the basis of aircraft and satellite laser altimetry surveys, believe the thinning may be accelerating. Joughin and Tulaczyk (2002), on the basis of analysis of ice-flow velocities derived from synthetic aperture radar, concluded that most of the Ross ice streams (ice streams on the east side of the Ross Ice Shelf) have a positive mass balance, whereas Rignot and others (2004) infer even larger negative mass balance for glaciers flowing northward into the Amundsen Sea, a trend suggested by Swithinbank and others (2003a,b, 2004). The mass balance of the East Antarctic ice sheet is thought by Davis and others (2005) to be strongly positive on the basis of the change in satellite altimetry measurements made between 1992 and 2003. Measurement of changes in area and mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet was given a very high priority in recommendations by the Polar Research Board of the National Research Council (1986), in subsequent recommendations by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) (1989, 1993), and by the National Science Foundation's (1990) Division of Polar Programs. On the ... Other/Unknown Material Amundsen Sea Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research South Shetland Islands University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI Antarctic The Antarctic Amundsen Sea South Shetland Islands West Antarctic Ice Sheet East Antarctic Ice Sheet Ross Ice Shelf Trinity Peninsula ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-63.500,-63.500) |
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Changes in the area and volume of polar ice sheets are intricately linked to changes in global climate, and the resulting changes in sea level could severely impact the densely populated coastal regions on Earth. Melting of the West Antarctic part alone of the Antarctic ice sheet would cause a sea-level rise of approximately 6 meters (m). The potential sea-level rise after melting of the entire Antarctic ice sheet is estimated to be 65 m (Lythe and others, 2001) to 73 m (Williams and Hall, 1993). In addition to its importance, the mass balance (the net volumetric gain or loss) of the Antarctic ice sheet is highly complex, responding differently to different conditions in each region (Vaughan, 2005). In a review paper, Rignot and Thomas (2002) concluded that the West Antarctic ice sheet is probably becoming thinner overall; although it is thickening in the west, it is thinning in the north. Thomas and others (2004), on the basis of aircraft and satellite laser altimetry surveys, believe the thinning may be accelerating. Joughin and Tulaczyk (2002), on the basis of analysis of ice-flow velocities derived from synthetic aperture radar, concluded that most of the Ross ice streams (ice streams on the east side of the Ross Ice Shelf) have a positive mass balance, whereas Rignot and others (2004) infer even larger negative mass balance for glaciers flowing northward into the Amundsen Sea, a trend suggested by Swithinbank and others (2003a,b, 2004). The mass balance of the East Antarctic ice sheet is thought by Davis and others (2005) to be strongly positive on the basis of the change in satellite altimetry measurements made between 1992 and 2003. Measurement of changes in area and mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet was given a very high priority in recommendations by the Polar Research Board of the National Research Council (1986), in subsequent recommendations by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) (1989, 1993), and by the National Science Foundation's (1990) Division of Polar Programs. On the ... |
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Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. |
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Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. |
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Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. |
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Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. |
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Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica::1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. |
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coastal-change and glaciological map of the trinity peninsula area and south shetland islands, antarctica::1843-2001: chapter a in coastal-change and glaciological maps of antarctica. |
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Ferrigno , J G , Cook , A , Foley , K M , Williams , R S , Swithinbank , C , Fox , A J , Thomson , J W & Sievers , J , Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Trinity Peninsula area and south Shetland Islands, Antarctica: 1843-2001: Chapter A in Coastal-change and glaciological maps of Antarctica. , 2006 , Digital or Visual Products . https://doi.org/10.3133/i2600A |
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