Overview.
Causes of relative sea-level change. Earthquest, UCAR.
Global mean sea-level rise over the last century. IPCC, 1990.
Variations of some selected glaciers as measured by their length. IPCC, 1990.
Physical characteristics of glacier ice on earth. Adapted from IPCC, 1990.
Dependence of ablation and accumulations on annual surface temperature. IPCC, 1990.
Generalized mass balance field in which the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are projected.
Antarctic Ice. Earthquest, UCAR.
Processes affecting the
stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Latent heat and, coastal polynya.
Large scale meridional circulation of the ocean.
Annual mass balance of Greenland Ice Sheet.
Predicted sea-level rise according to various IPCC emissions scenarios.
Temperature scenario used in present estimate of sea-level changes.
Global sea-level rise for scenarios B, C, and D and for "business-as-usual". IPCC, 1990.