Ice Elevation (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Ice Elevation

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This map shows average changes in the thickness of the Antarctic ice sheet over the past decade. Other data confirm that the most thickening is happening near Kamb Ice Stream. Kamb and neighboring ice streams drain into the Ross Sea.

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Nicholas Holschuh/University of Washington

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