Satelite Image of Ice Loss (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Satelite Image of Ice Loss

Caption

Satellite-derived image of the surface topography of Antarctica. Shown in color are the flow speeds of glaciers draining ice into the oceans. The scale is meters per year. It is noticeable how the rate speeds up in narrow glacier outlets.

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Jonathan Bamber

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