Open AccessBetter measurements unlock new ice sheet mass loss estimates
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo200013
Subject(s) - ice sheet , future sea level , greenland ice sheet , glacier , ice sheet model , cryosphere , ice stream , antarctic ice sheet , geology , climate change , surface runoff , physical geography , sea level rise , climatology , environmental science , sea ice , oceanography , geomorphology , geography , ecology , biology
Understanding the dynamics of the world's glaciers is integral to predicting global sea level rise in response to climate change. Greenland's rapidly shrinking ice sheet is a major factor of future sea level rise, but scientists are still unsure how much each component of the ice sheet's changes—surface accumulation, melting and runoff, and changes in ice discharged from the outlet of the glaciers draining into the ice sheet—is contributing to sea level rise.