The new study builds on one published in 2004 that pointed to the lack of decent estimates of such losses. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
With knowledge of their masses and sizes, the scientists were able to make decent estimates of their densities. (spaceflightinsider.com)
Many characteristics of the climate system are uncertain, but decent estimates of uncertainty ranges can be made, based on observations and modelling exercises. (climateanalytics.org)