Mass changes of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and shelves and contributions to sea-level rise: 1992-2002
@article{Zwally2005MassCO, title={Mass changes of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and shelves and contributions to sea-level rise: 1992-2002}, author={H. Jay Zwally and M. Giovinetto and Jun Li and Helen G. Cornejo and Matthew Beckley and Anita C. Brenner and Jack L. Saba and Donghui Yi}, journal={Journal of Glaciology}, year={2005}, volume={51}, pages={509-527} }
Changes in ice mass are estimated from elevation changes derived from 10.5 years (Greenland) and 9 years (Antarctica) of satellite radar altimetry data from the European Remote-sensing Satellites ERS-1 and -2. For the first time, the dH/dt values are adjusted for changes in surface elevation resulting from temperature-driven variations in the rate of firn compaction. The Greenland ice sheet is thinning at the margins (-42 � 2G t a -1 below the equilibrium-line altitude (ELA)) and growing inland…
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