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Science 16 October 1998:
Vol. 282. no. 5388, pp. 456 - 458
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5388.456
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Antarctic Elevation Change from 1992 to 1996 

Duncan J. Wingham, * Andrew J. Ridout, Remko Scharroo, Robert J. Arthern, C. K. Shum

Satellite radar altimeter measurements show that the average elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet interior fell by 0.9 ± 0.5 centimeters per year from 1992 to 1996. If the variability of snowfall observed in Antarctic ice cores is allowed for, the mass imbalance of the interior this century is only -0.06 ± 0.08 of the mean mass accumulation rate.

D. J. Wingham, A. J. Ridout, R. J. Arthern, Department of Space and Climate Physics, University College London, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK. R. Scharroo, Delft Institute for Earth-Oriented Space Research, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, Netherlands. C. K. Shum, Departments of Civil and Engineering Science and Geodetic Science, Ohio State University, 2070 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
*   To whom correspondence should be addressed.

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