| Literature DB >> 15905362 |
Curt H Davis1, Yonghong Li, Joseph R McConnell, Markus M Frey, Edward Hanna.
Abstract
Satellite radar altimetry measurements indicate that the East Antarctic ice-sheet interior north of 81.6 degrees S increased in mass by 45 +/- 7 billion metric tons per year from 1992 to 2003. Comparisons with contemporaneous meteorological model snowfall estimates suggest that the gain in mass was associated with increased precipitation. A gain of this magnitude is enough to slow sea-level rise by 0.12 +/- 0.02 millimeters per year.Year: 2005 PMID: 15905362 DOI: 10.1126/science.1110662
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728