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.
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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Swithinbank, Charles
Date:
1 January, 1983
Journal/Source:
Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography / 65