A ten-year study of the polar ice caps documents loss of ice mass, "an expected response to increasing temperatures and precipitation in a warming climate." NASA scientists used satellite radar altimetry data to caculate the loss of ice mass and resulting increase in the sea level due to the release of water into the oceans. Zwally, et al, "Mass changes of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and shelves and contributions to sea-level rise: 1992–2002", Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 41, No. 175 (2005)
An International Glaciological Society press release points to the study published in its journal. International Glaciological Society (IGS): "NASA survey confirms climate warming impact on polar ice sheets" (March 2006), which quoted a press release by NASA on the paper.
The March 8, 2006 press release by NASA itself includes satellite photos of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and additional information regarding the environment and glaciological studies. Quoting: "In the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of the massive ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica, NASA scientists confirm climate warming is changing how much water remains locked in Earth's largest storehouse of ice and snow." "NASA - Impact of Climate Warming on Polar Ice Sheets Confirmed"
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