Sea level rise due to the melting of mountain and subpolar glaciers

Oceans change as a result of the impact of climatic variability on glaciers and ice caps that further contributes to fluctuation sin sea level. Observational and modelling studies of glaciers and ice caps indicate an average sea level increase of 0.2 to 0.4 mm/yr during the 20th century. Since the Last Glacial Maximum about 20,000…

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  • Year:
    01/05/2005

Sea level rise due to the melting of mountain and subpolar glaciers

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