The impact of melting icebergs on sea level

• Main Authors: Villarroel Villamor, José Domingo, Zuazagoitia Rey-Baltar, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Cádiz 2014
• Subjects: Global warming; sea level; density; Archimedes principle; iceberg; Calentamiento global; nivel del mar; densidad; principio de Arquímedes; Hielo; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/eureka/article/view/2909

The idea that the melting process of large masses of ice that drift in the oceans has zero impact on the sea level is a very widespread belief. However, the truth is that in the current global warming situation, the melting of icebergs, ice shelves and sea ice, does have a significant impact on sea...