EcoWatch: Of Earth`s two vast ice sheets, Antarctica is perhaps the more mysterious. From the icy surface to the ocean below, there are several different ways the ice sheet is shrinking. How these processes compare is key to knowing how fast melting ice sheets are raising sea levels worldwide--and a new study may help to shed a bit more light.
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise
There is huge scientific interest in monitoring how the ice sheets are changing because when ice on land melts it drains into the...