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North and Northeast Greenland Ice Discharge from Satellite Radar InterferometryIce discharge from north and northeast Greenland calculated from satellite radar interferometry data of 14 outlet glaciers is 3.5 times that estimated from iceberg production. The satellite estimates, obtained at the grounding line of the outlet glaciers, differ from those obtained at the glacier front, because basal melting is extensive at the underside of the floating glacier sections. The results suggest that the north and northeast parts of the Greenland ice sheet may be thinning and contributing positively to sea-level rise.
Document ID
20000038171
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Rignot, E. J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Gogineni, S. P.
(Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS United States)
Krabill, W. B.
(NASA Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA United States)
Ekholm, S.
(National Survey of Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Publication Information
Publication: Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes Research Publications
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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