How tides affect melting ice sheets in Antarctica - Earth.com

How tides affect melting ice sheets in Antarctica

08-13-2017


Today’s Video of the Day comes from NASA Goddard and features a look at how scientists are monitoring tides affecting the melting of ice sheets in Antarctica. By measuring how much of the ice is shifting from land into the ocean, they can determine how this trend is contributing to sea level rise under climate change.

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By Rory Arnold, Earth.com Staff Writer

Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/LK Ward

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