Reconciled estimation of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance and contribution to global sea level change from 1996 to 2021
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Researchers report the reconciled mass balance of Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) and its regions from 1996 to 2021 based on 16 independent solutions provided by scientists from 8 Chinese research institutions. This is the first publication of such collaborative research efforts, which is not included in previous publications of the Ice sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise (IMBIE) team. The results show that AIS has lost a total ice mass of 3213±253 Gt during this period, an equivalent of 8.9±0.7 mm of Global Sea Level Rise.
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