Browsing by Author "Akins, T."

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    • Accelerated sea-level rise from West Antarctica 
      Thomas, R.; Rignot, E.; Casassa, Gino; Rivera Ibáñez, Sergio; Kanagaratnam, P.; Acuña, César; Akins, T.; Brecher, Henry; Frederick, E.; Gogineni, P.; Krabill, W.; Manizade, S.; Ramamoorthy, H.; Russell, R.; Sonntag, J.; Swift, R.; Yungel, J.; Zwally, J. (AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE, 2004-10-08)
      Recent aircraft and satellite laser altimeter surveys of the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica show that local glaciers are discharging about 250 cubic kilometers of ice per year to the ocean, almost 60% more than is ...