Continuous satellite monitoring of ice sheets needed to better predict sea-level rise

Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 12:30 in Earth & Climate

The length of the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is currently too short to tell if the recently reported speed-up of ice loss will be sustained in the future or if it results from natural processes, according to a new study led by Dr. Bert Wouters from the University of Bristol.

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