Estimates of Land Ice Changes from Sea Level and Gravity Observations
Contributors: Mitrovica, Jerry X.; Huybers, Peter; Johnston, David; O'Connell, Richard
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Description: Understanding how global ice volume on the Earth has changed is of significant importance to improving our understanding of the climate system. Fortunately, the geographically unique perturbations in sea level that result from rapid changes in the mass of, otherwise difficult to measure, land-ice reservoirs can be used to infer the sources and magnitude of melt water. We explore the history of land-ice mass changes through the effect that these mass fluxes have had on both global and regional gravity and sea-level fields.
Notes: Keywords: dynamic ellipticity, GRACE, gravity, sea level.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2014