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. Zwally and M. Giovinetto and J. Li and H. Cornejo and M. Beckley and A. Brenner and J. Saba and D. 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… Expand
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