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Glaciers and Sea Level: May, 2006-Part 1

This edition of ClimateCast focuses on the role that glacial melting plays in sea level changes. Features include a news round-up, an interview with Mark Twickler, and a new question and answer segment featuring a student from Oyster River High School and, Dr. Ross Gittell.


Listen to part one of the May, 2006 episode.


Mark Twickler sampling a 6 meter snowpit for chemical analysis at the Dominion Range, Antarctica.
Photo Credit: W. Berry Lyons


Bibliography

Zwally, H. Jay; Giovinetto, Mario B.; Li, Jun; Cornejo, Helen G.; Beckley, Matthew A.; Brenner, Anita C.; Saba, Jack L.; Yi, Donghui (2005), Mass changes of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and shelves and contributions to sea-level rise: 1992-2002, Journal of Glaciology, Volume 51, Number 175, pp. 509-527.

Overpeck, Jonathan T.; Otto-Bliesner, Bette L.; Miller, Gifford H.; Muhs, Daniel R.; Alley, Richard B.; Kiehl, Jeffrey T. (2006), Paleoclimatic Evidence for Future Ice-Sheet Instability and Rapid Sea-Level Rise, Science, Volume 311, pp. 1747-1750.

Music Credits

The sound clips that are used as segment introductions or background music are either freeware or shareware audio loops. The clips are listed in the order that they were played on the show, and links to the authors are given when available.

"Release State" Jonny Hoolak
"Like Clockwork" LavaLoops
"ChuckyM7" Chuck Mullaney
"Fun-Key" Goatlamb
"Ambient Glass on Edge" Edgen
"Chameleon" Luke
"Disco Returneth" Xtreme Webz
"Percussion Loop 2" Dani Alyamour
"Day of Reckonin" Geranimo



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