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Sharply increased mass loss from glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

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  • Alex S. Gardner

    (University of Alberta
    Oceanic and Space Science, University of Michigan)

  • Geir Moholdt

    (University of Oslo
    Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography)

  • Bert Wouters

    (The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)

  • Gabriel J. Wolken

    (Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Alaska Department of Natural Resources)

  • David O. Burgess

    (Geological Survey of Canada)

  • Martin J. Sharp

    (University of Alberta)

  • J. Graham Cogley

    (Trent University)

  • Carsten Braun

    (Westfield State University)

  • Claude Labine

    (Campbell Scientific Canada Corp.)

Abstract

Ice loss and raised sea levels The Canadian Arctic Archipelago contains one-third of the global volume of land ice outside the ice sheets, but its contribution to sea-level change is largely unknown. Gardner et al. use three independent techniques to reveal that mass loss from the archipelago was 92 ±12 gigatonnes per year in 2007–09, about three times greater than in 2004–06, and coincident with warmer summer temperatures. The record is too short to allow a firm conclusion on longer-term trends, but it is clear that the Canadian Arctic Archipelago is a significant contributor to sea-level rise.

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  • Alex S. Gardner & Geir Moholdt & Bert Wouters & Gabriel J. Wolken & David O. Burgess & Martin J. Sharp & J. Graham Cogley & Carsten Braun & Claude Labine, 2011. "Sharply increased mass loss from glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago," Nature, Nature, vol. 473(7347), pages 357-360, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:473:y:2011:i:7347:d:10.1038_nature10089
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10089
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