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. 2002 May 14;99(10):6524-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.112214499.

Sea level is rising: do we know why?

Mark F Meier  1 , John M Wahr
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Sea level is rising: do we know why?

Mark F Meier et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figure 1
The Malaspina Glacier (a small portion shown here), with an area of ≈5,000 km (2), and the equally large Bering Glacier now are known to be major sources of runoff to the ocean causing sea-level rise. These and nearby glaciers in southern Alaska and adjacent Canada now supply about as much glacial runoff as all the other glaciers in the world, exclusive of the two major ice sheets. Many previous analyses underestimated this contribution because of the lack of quality meteorological and glaciological data from the area. (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey/photo by Austin Post.)
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