GRACE Observes Small-scale Mass Loss in Greenland
Using satellite gravity data between February 2003 and January 2008, we examine changes in Greenland's mass distribution on a regional scale. During this period, Greenland lost mass at a mean rate of 179 ± 25 Gt/yr, equivalent to a global mean sea level change of 0.5 ± 0.1 mm/yr. Rates increa...
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ftunisfloridatam:oai:digitalcommons.usf.edu:msc_facpub-1194 2024-09-15T18:08:46+00:00 GRACE Observes Small-scale Mass Loss in Greenland Wouters, B. Chambers, D. Schrama, E.J. O. 2008-10-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/195 https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL034816 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/msc_facpub/article/1194/viewcontent/Wouters_et_al_2008_Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf unknown Digital Commons @ University of South Florida https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/195 doi:10.1029/2008GL034816 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/msc_facpub/article/1194/viewcontent/Wouters_et_al_2008_Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf default Marine Science Faculty Publications GRACE cryosphere Greenland Life Sciences Marine Biology article 2008 ftunisfloridatam https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL034816 2024-08-23T08:09:15Z Using satellite gravity data between February 2003 and January 2008, we examine changes in Greenland's mass distribution on a regional scale. During this period, Greenland lost mass at a mean rate of 179 ± 25 Gt/yr, equivalent to a global mean sea level change of 0.5 ± 0.1 mm/yr. Rates increase over time, suggesting an acceleration of the mass loss, driven by mass loss during summer. The largest mass losses occurred along the southeastern and northwestern coast in the summers of 2005 and 2007, when the ice sheet lost 279 Gt and 328 Gt of ice respectively within 2 months. In 2007, a strong mass loss is observed during summer at elevations above 2000 m, for the first time since the start of the observations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet Digital Commons University of South Florida (USF) Geophysical Research Letters 35 20 |
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Using satellite gravity data between February 2003 and January 2008, we examine changes in Greenland's mass distribution on a regional scale. During this period, Greenland lost mass at a mean rate of 179 ± 25 Gt/yr, equivalent to a global mean sea level change of 0.5 ± 0.1 mm/yr. Rates increase over time, suggesting an acceleration of the mass loss, driven by mass loss during summer. The largest mass losses occurred along the southeastern and northwestern coast in the summers of 2005 and 2007, when the ice sheet lost 279 Gt and 328 Gt of ice respectively within 2 months. In 2007, a strong mass loss is observed during summer at elevations above 2000 m, for the first time since the start of the observations. |
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GRACE Observes Small-scale Mass Loss in Greenland |
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