Towards an Inventory of the Great Ice Sheets
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography
- Vol. 65 (3-4) , 289-294
- https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.1983.11880093
Abstract
SUMMARY In view of the global effects of climatic change there is an urgent need to detect even a small mass imbalance in the polar ice sheets. The relative merits of possible methods of achieving this are compared. No current and no planned experiments can provide a reliable answer. However, satellite altimetry could measure even small changes within a few years.Keywords
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