ScienceDaily (May 10, 2012) — Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the size of New Jersey beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) near the Weddell Sea. The location, shape and texture of the mile-deep basin suggest that this region of the ice sheet is at a greater risk of collapse than previously thought.
Researchers determine that although glaciers continue to increase in velocity, the rate at which they can dump ice into
the ocean is limited Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Changes in the speed that ice travels in more than 200 outlet glaciers indicates that Greenland's contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century could be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible.
The finding comes from a paper funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA and published in today's journal Science.
the ocean is limited Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Changes in the speed that ice travels in more than 200 outlet glaciers indicates that Greenland's contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century could be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible.The finding comes from a paper funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA and published in today's journal Science.
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