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Satellites reveal striking changes to the Antarctic ice sheet

06 Oct 2022

Satellites reveal striking changes to the Antarctic ice sheet

 

Title: Satellites reveal striking changes to the Antarctic ice sheet

Description: This animation shows the average rate of Antarctic ice sheet elevation change between 1992 and 2017, from satellite radar. Black circles at the pole indicate the southern limit of the CryoSat‐2 (dashed) and other (solid) satellite orbits.

Copyright: Shepherd et al, 2019

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