Antarctic elevation change from 1992 to 1996

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作者
Wingham, DJ
Ridout, AJ
Scharroo, R
Arthern, RJ
Shum, CK
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Space & Climate Phys, London WC1H 0AH, England
[2] Delft Univ Technol, Delft Inst Earth Oriented Space Res, NL-2629 HS Delft, Netherlands
[3] Ohio State Univ, Dept Civil & Engn Sci & Geodet Sci, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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10.1126/science.282.5388.456
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that the average elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet interior fell by 0.9 +/- 0.5 centimeters per year from 1992 to 1996. If the variability of snowfall observed in Antarctic ice cores is allowed for, the mass imbalance of the interior this century is only -0.06 +/- 0.08 of the mean mass accumulation rate.
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