Sentences with phrase «kilometers of ice loss»

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Since 2003 the GRACE satellites had measured ice loss through variations in the earth's gravitation but only at the fuzzy resolution of hundreds of kilometers.

From 1994 to 2003, the overall loss of ice shelf volume across the continent was negligible: about 25 cubic kilometers per year (plus or minus 64).

In 2008 a satellite study based on rates of snowfall and ice movement estimated a loss of 210 cubic kilometers of ice per year — a 59 percent increase in the past decade.

Covering 1.59 million square miles (4.12 million square kilometers), this summer's sea ice shattered the previous record for the smallest ice cap of 2.05 million square miles (5.31 million square kilometers) in 2005 — a further loss of sea ice area equivalent to the states of California and Texas combined.

The net loss in volume and hence sea level contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) has doubled in recent years from 90 to 220 cubic kilometers / year has been noted recently (Rignot and Kanagaratnam, 2007).

The coincidence of this area loss and a 30 square kilometer loss in 2008 with abnormal warmth this year, the setting of increasing sea surface temperatures and sea ice decline are all part of a climate warming pattern.

No kilometers of ice shaved off to cause rebound, although there does appear to have been a fair amount of sea ice loss earlier in the twentieth century, principally prior to 1975.

The northern melting will likely add to sea level rise explains lead author, Shfaqat Abbas Khan: «If this activity in northwest Greenland continues and really accelerates some of the major glaciers in the area — like the Humboldt Glacier and the Peterman Glacier — Greenland's total ice loss could easily be increased by an additional 50 to 100 cubic kilometers (12 to 24 cubic miles) within a few years.»

Between April 2002 and April 2006, GRACE data uncovered ice mass loss in Greenland of 248 ± 36 cubic kilometers per year, an amount equivalent to a global sea rise of 0.5 ± 0.1 millimeters per year.

Millions of square kilometers sea ice extent Month — last 5 years — baseline End July — 8.73 — 10.10 End Aug — 6.04 — 7.67 End Sep — 5.02 — 7.04 Average — 6.60 — 8.27 Difference 1.67 million square kilometers (msk) Cumulated loss = 20 %

This is a decrease from the average rate of ice loss for June 2010 of -85,210 square kilometers per day, and is slower than climatology (average of -84,050 square kilometers per day for 1979 - 2000).

From July 1 - July 20, the rate of ice loss averaged -79,810 square kilometers per day.

The remaining estimates fall into «high» and «low» extent groupings: the low extent group with a range of 4.2 to 4.7 million square kilometers, representing a continued loss of sea ice extent compared to 2008/2009, and the high extent group of 5.4 to 5.7 million square kilometers, suggesting a return to the long - term trend for summer sea ice loss.

And the decline has accelerated, becoming far more dramatic, since about the year 2000, leading to annual average sea ice loss of around three million square kilometers.

The rate of ice loss during July 2016 was slightly below average at 83,800 square kilometers (32,400 square miles) per day.

Two contributors forecast a September minimum below that of 2007 at 4.0 million square kilometers and 3 contributors suggest a return to the long term downward linear trend for September sea ice loss (5.5 to 5.6 million square kilometers).

To put this estimate in context, this is below the 2009 minimum of 5.4 million square kilometers and represents a continuation of the long - term loss of summer arctic sea ice.

Other research presented at the meeting reported that Greenland's ice loss is accelerating by 22 gigatons (22 cubic kilometers) of ice a year, with some areas, particularly the edges, losing ice faster than others.

Wilson (no organization provided); 2.5 Million Square Kilometers; Statistical and Heuristic Statistical relationship between ice loss and relative strength of El Nino is used for the September minimum.

Assuming no unique atmospheric influence on ice loss in 2010 gives a September minimum of 5.0 million square kilometers.