Ice Sheet Mass Balance
Cumulative change in mass of ice sheets, measured relative to a base year of 2002. For reference, 1,000 billion metric tons is equal to about 260 cubic miles of ice—enough to raise sea level by about 3 millimeters.
Cumulative change in mass of ice sheets, measured relative to a base year of 2002. For reference, 1,000 billion metric tons is equal to about 260 cubic miles of ice—enough to raise sea level by about 3 millimeters.
