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  • What will be the contribution to sea level rise of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica over the coming century?

    Posted on July 22nd, 2009 Submitted by rignot
    Categorized as Climate, Earth System, Interdisciplinary Tagged as Antarctic ice sheet, Greenland ice sheet, sea level

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    Sea level change is one the most outstanding issue in Earth System Science in terms of scientific and societal impact. The largest uncertainty in sea level projections is the rate of melting of ice sheets into the ocean in a warming climate. We are far from being able to make predictions of ice sheet evolution. Progress is urgently needed.



 

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