Greenland Facts
Tunderbar wrote:
On Apr 30, 3:43*am, Earl Evleth
wrote:
On 30/04/08 8:35, in article
, "0BZN0"
wrote:
There's a big noise that Gore and Hansen made
about melting in Greenland. There is melting
along the edges, but the ice is growing in
the middle,
The net changes is a LOSS of ice mass on
Greenland. Recent satellite measures are the
most accurate, the 2003-2005 loss is at 101
cubic km per year, with an error estimate of 16
(Luthcke in 2006). The less precise data from
1993-1998 4-50 and 1999-2004 (57-105) also
indicate an increase in ice loss.
Any comment like "melting along the edges, but
the ice is growing in the middle" is imprecise.
*In fact, it is intellectually dishonest in the
extreme.
Next the summer melt areas ON the cap have
increased 450,000 sq km to 600,000 from 1979 to
now. *These melt areas decrease the albedo and
increase the surface melting. *The melt areas
provide the water when in penetrates downwards
to lubricate and increase the ice discharge
into the ocean. *Which is also occurring.
"Dr. Don J. Easterbrook, Professor Emeritus
Geology, Western Washington
University, author of 8 books, 150 journal
publications with focus on geomorphology;
glacial geology; Pleistocene geochronology;
environmental and engineering geology."
Hmmm.... should I believe Don or Earl? I think
I'll go with Don.
Excellent choice
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