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Recent contributions of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise

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  • Thomas Jacob

    (University of Colorado at Boulder
    Present address: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, Orléans 45060, France.)

  • John Wahr

    (University of Colorado at Boulder)

  • W. Tad Pfeffer

    (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder)

  • Sean Swenson

    (National Center for Atmospheric Research)

Abstract

Satellite measurements of Earth’s gravity field show that the mass loss of glaciers and ice caps contributed to sea level rise by approximately 0.4 millimetres per year between 2003 and 2010.

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  • Thomas Jacob & John Wahr & W. Tad Pfeffer & Sean Swenson, 2012. "Recent contributions of glaciers and ice caps to sea level rise," Nature, Nature, vol. 482(7386), pages 514-518, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:482:y:2012:i:7386:d:10.1038_nature10847
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10847
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