Increased snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet mitigated twentieth-century sea-level rise

Increased snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet mitigated twentieth-century sea-level rise

Increased snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet mitigated twentieth-century sea-level rise, Published online: 10 December 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0356-x

Ice loss from Antarctica contributes to global sea-level rise. Analysis of ice core records and reanalysis datasets reveals that increased snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet has offset contemporary sea-level rise by ~10 mm since 1901.