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14 February 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: NSIDC Contributes to Two Studies of Ice Flow and Sea Level
in Science
NSIDC Lead Scientist Ted Scambos has contributed to two studies for publication
in separate issues of Science Express. The studies discuss
(1) New discoveries from Antarctica, and (2) Glacier surge and recovery in
Greenland. Both studies have implications for sea-level rise and the predictions
of the International Panel on Climate Change report, released February 2.
(1) Scambos collaborated with researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
NASA Goddard Space Center, and Earth Science Research on the Antarctica study.
Scambos and colleagues will be available for questions at a media briefing
at 12:00 pm MT on February 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. Please contact scipak@aaas.org or +1 202.326.6440
for details; visuals will be available at http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/antarctic_plumb_media.html.
(2) Scambos collaborated with NSIDC/University of Washington researcher Dr.
Ian Howat to show that partial recovery and slowdown can follow glacier acceleration
in Greenland. The researchers found that forecasts of ice loss and Greenland's
contribution to sea level require more detailed monitoring of iceflow than
scientists previously assumed. The study was published on-line in Science
Express on February 9.
To arrange for an interview with Ted Scambos regarding either topic, please
contact Stephanie Renfrow,
srenfrow@nsidc.org or +1 303 492.1497.
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