How to measure glacier melting: recent improvements
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The SmartStake station is a new ice monitoring instrument, available to measure glacier melting near-continuously with millimeter resolution
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Climate Change Indicators: Ice Sheets
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Climate change: Satellite maps warming impact on global glaciers
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As climate changes, study finds world's glaciers melting faster
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Chemical to help assess past changes to Antarctic sea ice
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A new study finds previous research misestimated the thickness of Antarctica's ice shelves. Having an accurate measurement allows scientists to predict changes in Earth's complex climate system. : r/science
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global glacier melt increasing
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Glaciers and Climate Change - Olympic National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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NASA is using drones to measure changes in ice sheets •
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Science of Glaciers National Snow and Ice Data Center