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West Antarctic coastal snow accumulation rose 30% during 20th century

2015-11-04 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: Annual snow accumulation on West Antarctica's coastal ice sheet increased dramatically during the 20th century, according to a new study published in the American Geophysical Union journal Geophysical Research Letters. The research gives scientists new insight into Antarctica's blanket of ice. Understanding how the ice sheet grows and shrinks over time enhances scientists' understanding of the processes that impact global sea levels, according to the study's authors. The new study used ice...

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