Mass balance of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Mass balance of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Increase in mass loss by the West Antarctic ice sheet. The mass loss has been steadily increasing since the 1970s as a result of accelerations in glacier flow; snowfall has not changed significantly in Antarctica over the past 50 years.
| Sources | Rignot E. et al. 2008b. Rignot, E. 2008. |
| Cartographer/ Designer | Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal |
| Appears in | WWF Arctic Feedbacks Report |
| Published | 2009 |
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