Glacier Mass Loss Graphic (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Glacier Mass Loss Graphic

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This graphic depicts surface elevation change and mass loss for a selection of glaciers in Greenland from 1985 to the present. Labels pertain to glacier names. Ice is in white, ocean in light gray, and bedrock is in dark gray. Circle areas are proportional to dynamic mass gain (blue) or loss (red).

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Denis Felikson

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