Accelerating ice loss from the fastest Greenland and Antarctic glaciers

Ice discharge from the fastest glaciers draining the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets – Jakobshavn Isbrae (JI) and Pine Island Glacier (PIG)– continues to increase, and is now more than double that needed to balance snowfall in their catchment basins. Velocity increase probably resulted from decre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geophysical research letters 2011-05, Vol.38 (10), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Thomas, R., Frederick, E., Li, J., Krabill, W., Manizade, S., Paden, J., Sonntag, J., Swift, R., Yungel, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antarctica Breakup Catchment basins Cryosphere Discharge Drag Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Floating ice Glaciers Global warming Ice shelves ice-sheet discharge Marine Remote sensing Sea level Shelves Swine Thinning
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