Sentences with phrase «alaskan sea level contribution»
Retreating tidewater glaciers dominate the Alaskan sea level contribution due to their ability to efficiently transfer mass via iceberg calving [Arendt et al., 2002].
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Previous projections of sea level increase did not anticipate such a large contribution from the Alaskan glaciers.
Berthier, E., Schiefer, E., Clarke, G.K.C., Menounos, B. & Remy, F. Contribution of Alaskan glaciers to sea - level rise derived from satellite imagery.
«Alaskan and immediately adjacent Canadian glaciers supply one of the largest measured glaciological contributions to global sea level rise (~ 0.14 mm yr - 1, equivalent to new estimates from Greenland).
Berthier, E., E. Schiefer, G. K. C. Clarke, B. Menounos, and F. Rémy, 2010: Contribution of Alaskan glaciers to sea - level rise derived from satellite imagery.