Sentences with phrase «calculating glacier mass»
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has participated in a study that tested an inversion - type method for calculating glacier mass balance for the first time.
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This allowed them to calculate the redistribution of mass on Earth's surface due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and mountain glaciers, and model the shift in Earth's axis.
The data allowed them to calculate the redistribution of mass on Earth's surface due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and mountain glaciers, and the resulting rise in sea level.
The mass balance for the entire glacier is calculated by summation of the product of glacier area within each 0.10 m mass balance contour, and the net balance of that interval.
Van de Wal and Wild (2001) find that the effect of precipitation changes on calculated global - average glacier mass changes in the 21st century is only 5 % of the temperature effect.
We have found that we can reasonably calculate mass balance from climate records for the mean of all the glaciers, but not for individual glaciers., with input from Snotel sites and Diablo Dam weather station.
The data allowed them to calculate the redistribution of mass on Earth's surface due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and mountain glaciers, and the resulting rise in sea level.