According to the report, «Contraction of the Greenland ice sheet is projected to continue to contribute to sea level rise after 2100,» and» [i] f a negative surface mass balance were sustained for millennia, that would lead to virtually complete elimination of the Greenland ice sheet and
a resulting contribution to sea level rise of about 7 m,» which is equivalent to approximately 23 feet.
If a negative surface mass balance were sustained for millennia, that would lead to virtually complete elimination of the Greenland ice sheet and
a resulting contribution to sea level rise of about 7 m.
Not exact matches
Sea level rise due to ice shelf collapse is as yet limited, but large ice shelves surrounding some of the major Antarctic glaciers could be at risk, and their collapse would result in a significant sea level rise contribution [2
Sea level rise due
to ice shelf collapse is as yet limited, but large ice shelves surrounding some of the major Antarctic glaciers could be at risk, and their collapse would
result in a significant
sea level rise contribution [2
sea level rise contribution [22].
NASA hosted a media teleconference
to discuss new research
results on the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its potential
contribution to future
sea level rise.
Their
results yielded two surprises: The melt rate for glaciers and ice caps outside Antarctica and Greenland made a smaller
contribution to sea -
level rise than had been estimated, and the melt rate in the Asian mountains, including the Himalayas, was dramatically lower: 4 billion tons annually versus up
to 50 billion.
And what net
contribution to sea level rise will
result if the current WAIS thinning rate continues unabated?
PIG already makes the largest
contribution to sea -
level rise of any single Antarctic glacier and the fact that its bed increases in depth upstream for more than 200 km means there is the possibility of runway retreat that would
result in an even bigger
contribution to sea level.»
An important
contribution to present day
sea level rise could
result from changes in the amount of water stored in the ground, on the surface in lakes and reservoirs, and by modifications
to surface characteristics affecting runoff or evapotranspiration rates.
Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica has thinned significantly during the last two decades and has provided a measurable
contribution to sea -
level rise as a
result.