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Getz on the run

Written by  Monday, 22 February 2021 10:11
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Getz glaciers flowing faster

Using a 25-year record of satellite observations over the Getz region in West Antarctica, scientists have discovered that the pace at which glaciers flow towards the ocean is accelerating. This new research, which includes data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission and ESA’s CryoSat mission, will help determine if these glaciers could collapse in the next few decades and how this would affect future global sea-level rise.

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Widespread increase in dynamic imbalance in the Getz region of Antarctica from 1994 to 2018


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