Effects of ice-melt induced gravity changes and solid earth deformation in the Netherlands

  • B. Vermeersen DEOS - TU Delft, the Netherlands. Email:L.L.A.Vermeersen@tudelft.nl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600023295

Abstract

Determining sea-level change caused by continental ice mass variations is a far more complicated matter than one might think. Even if effects like induced changes in ocean currents or thermal expansion of ocean water are neglected, melt water does not redistribute uniformly and homogeneously over the world’s oceans. If land ice melts, the gravity field of the earth changes due to the redistribution of the ice and melt water masses.

Published
2008-09-01
How to Cite
B. Vermeersen. (2008). Effects of ice-melt induced gravity changes and solid earth deformation in the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 87, 215. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600023295
Issue
Volume 87 - 2008
Section
Original Articles
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