Sentences with phrase «ice loss»

As the paper suggests, one could be the evaporation of surface waters that have become exposed because of sea ice loss in the region, he added.

-LSB-...] from scraping over rocks, can melt ice at the base, a factor that's forced upward revisions of the rate of ice loss from global warming.

The seasonal atmospheric response to projected sea ice loss in the late twenty - first century.

That event in turn contributed to the largest annual ice loss on record.

Overall, the amount of melting wasn't a blockbuster — 2012 was a more impressive year for ice loss.

This is nowhere near a prediction of total summer ice loss by 2008.

Some authors have suggested that terrestrial food consumption by polar bears will help them withstand sea - ice loss as they are forced to spend increasing amounts of time on land.

No research papers from scientists in the field have predicted ice loss at the rate it has been happening.

And now we're actually seeing increased ice loss in the east, too.

In the 1970s - 1980s, the rate of ice loss slowed to near mass balance.

While satellite measurements and climate models have detailed this recent ice loss, there are far fewer direct measurements of melt collected from the ice sheet itself.

Even more ice loss is predicted as temperatures continue to rise due to the buildup of heat - trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

I have followed ice news closely over the last 3 years and I am worried about future ice loss.

The results do suggest however that if sea ice loss continues as it has over recent decades, the risk of wet summers may increase.

He added that the discovery holds big implications for measuring ice loss elsewhere in the world.

The team say their findings demonstrate the potential for current ice loss to continue for several decades yet.

What is also stunning are sea - ice daily extent figures averaging ice loss of more than 100,000 square kilometres per day for the last four days.

On the one hand this study shows that sea - ice loss does influence European wind patterns.

Lower panel: After massive ice loss, the land rebounds.

Five (5) respondents suggest additional ice loss compared to the 2007 minimum.

Also of some significance is that 11 groups predicted greater ice loss in 2008 than in 2007 and were wrong.

Across the board, studies of mountain glaciers increasingly present a worrying reminder that the poles aren't the only parts of the planet suffering major ice loss, scientists say.

And there's the possibility of more feedbacks kicking in: changes to the carbon cycle which raise GHGs further, dynamic ice loss effects kicking in to raise sea level directly.

Two thirds of ice loss appear to be from underneath, according to recent research.

The study concludes that the current downward trend in sea ice has no precedent in duration or scale of ice loss since 1850.

Contemporary ice declines are shown to be a response to past greenhouse gas emissions, with present mitigation efforts unlikely to be beneficial in preventing future short - term ice loss.

A glacier's mass is the net result of seasonal snow accumulation and seasonal ice loss.

At a rate of 4 meters of ice loss per year, the ice sheet will shed 1,600 billion metric tons of ice annually.

Many studies have focused on mapping ice loss from specific glaciers.

This year, we attempted to account for a lower rate of first - year ice loss near the pole, but our outlook was still significantly lower than the actual minimum.

While three predicted less ice loss in 2008 than in 2007 and were correct.

Most of the loss appears to be from coastal regions and to stem from increased ice loss post 2006.

I assume this lack of awareness was due to a lack of data on large sea ice loss seasons and lack of extreme events caused by blocking.

Despite this effect, the known ice loss at both poles suggests that embedded in the local rises is a signal of current climate change — researchers just have to tease it out.

The plan was to make ground observations that could link to the satellite data showing unexpectedly pronounced ice loss from the area.

This is a pattern similar to the more extensive ice loss years of 2008 - 2012.