19 - Топене на ледниковите полета

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These illustrations represent the gain or loss of mass of the caps, indicated in centimetres of water per year (cm of water/year) and measured gravimetrically. In blue the mass gain (because it snows more) and in red the losses (glaciers flow faster towards the ocean).

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Причина

Топене на ледниковите полета


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Следствия

Топене на ледниковите полета


Топене на ледниковите полета

Freshwater coming from the melting of Greenland may threaten the thermohaline circulation.


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Друга възможна причина

Смущаване на водния цикъл

Топене на ледниковите полета

It's a bit technical, but the blue part of the map of Antarctica on card 19 represents a gain in mass due to an increase of precipitations. The red part represents a loss in mass. In total, Antarctica is losing mass.