Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land"
The potential contribution of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise is usually calculated by comparing the estimated total ice volume with the surface area of the ocean. Part of this total ice volume, however, does not contribute to sea level rise because it is below the surface of the ocean or be...
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ftunivzuerich:oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:85512 2024-09-30T14:44:54+00:00 Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" Haeberli, Wilfried Linsbauer, Andreas 2013 application/pdf https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/85512/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/85512/1/2013_HaeberliLinsbauer_tc_2013_Kopie_.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-85512 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-817-2013 eng eng Copernicus Publications https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/85512/1/2013_HaeberliLinsbauer_tc_2013_Kopie_.pdf doi:10.5167/uzh-85512 doi:10.5194/tc-7-817-2013 urn:issn:1994-0416 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Haeberli, Wilfried; Linsbauer, Andreas (2013). Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land". The Cryosphere, 7(3):817-821. Institute of Geography 910 Geography & travel Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Journal Article PeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftunivzuerich https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-8551210.5194/tc-7-817-2013 2024-09-11T00:49:01Z The potential contribution of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise is usually calculated by comparing the estimated total ice volume with the surface area of the ocean. Part of this total ice volume, however, does not contribute to sea level rise because it is below the surface of the ocean or below the levels of future lakes on land. The present communication points to this so far overlooked phenomenon and provides a first order-of-magnitude estimate. It is shown that the effect is small (most likely about 1 to 6cm sea level equivalent) but systematic, could primarily affect earlier stages of global glacier vanishing, and should therefore be adequately considered. Now-available techniques of slope-related high-resolution glacier bed modelling have the potential to provide more detailed assessments in the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere University of Zurich (UZH): ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive |
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Institute of Geography 910 Geography & travel Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Haeberli, Wilfried Linsbauer, Andreas Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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The potential contribution of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise is usually calculated by comparing the estimated total ice volume with the surface area of the ocean. Part of this total ice volume, however, does not contribute to sea level rise because it is below the surface of the ocean or below the levels of future lakes on land. The present communication points to this so far overlooked phenomenon and provides a first order-of-magnitude estimate. It is shown that the effect is small (most likely about 1 to 6cm sea level equivalent) but systematic, could primarily affect earlier stages of global glacier vanishing, and should therefore be adequately considered. Now-available techniques of slope-related high-resolution glacier bed modelling have the potential to provide more detailed assessments in the future. |
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Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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brief communication "global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land" |
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Copernicus Publications |
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2013 |
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https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/85512/ https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/85512/1/2013_HaeberliLinsbauer_tc_2013_Kopie_.pdf https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-85512 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-817-2013 |
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Haeberli, Wilfried; Linsbauer, Andreas (2013). Brief communication "Global glacier volumes and sea level - small but systematic effects of ice below the surface of the ocean and of new local lakes on land". The Cryosphere, 7(3):817-821. |
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