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SCIENCE
Volume 310, Issue 5747, Pages 456-460Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1114613
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- Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
- Directorate For Geosciences [0814241] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Future sea-level rise is an important issue related to the continuing buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, with the potential to raise sea level similar to 70 meters if completely melted, dominate uncertainties in projected sea-level change. Freshwater fluxes from these ice sheets also may affect oceanic circulation, contributing to climate change. Observational and modeling advances have reduced many uncertainties related to ice-sheet behavior, but recently detected, rapid ice-marginal changes contributing to sea-level rise may indicate greater ice-sheet sensitivity to warming than previously considered.
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