Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet

@article{citeulike:508087, abstract = {Using satellite radar interferometry observations of Greenland, we detected widespread glacier acceleration below 66{degrees} north between 1996 and 2000, which rapidly expanded to 70{degrees} north in 2005. Accelerated ice discharge in the west and particularly in the east doubled the ice sheet mass deficit in the last decade from 90 to 220 cubic kilometers per year. As more glaciers accelerate farther north, the contribution of Greenland to sea-level rise will continue to increase.}, author = {Rignot, Eric and Kanagaratnam, Pannir}, citeulike-article-id = {508087}, doi = {10.1126/science.1121381}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {researchsynopsis}, month = {February}, number = {5763}, pages = {986--990}, posted-at = {2006-02-18 02:11:50}, priority = {2}, title = {Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1121381}, volume = {311}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:508087 L3 - citeulike-article-id:508087 N2 - Using satellite radar interferometry observations of Greenland, we detected widespread glacier acceleration below 66{degrees} north between 1996 and 2000, which rapidly expanded to 70{degrees} north in 2005. Accelerated ice discharge in the west and particularly in the east doubled the ice sheet mass deficit in the last decade from 90 to 220 cubic kilometers per year. As more glaciers accelerate farther north, the contribution of Greenland to sea-level rise will continue to increase. IS - 5763 JF - Science EP - 990 TI - Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet VL - 311 SP - 986 KW - researchsynopsis AU - Rignot, Eric AU - Kanagaratnam, Pannir PY - 2006/02/17/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1121381 ER -