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To: elmatador who wrote (58640)1/10/2005 10:09:42 AM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
>>The ice is already inside the water, how can it make sea level raise?<<

I believe you are correct regarding the ice shelf itself. However, the "16 feet" of sea level rise for the Ross Ice Shelf is all over the web. Apparently this is the explanation...

Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea
mnforsustain.org

However, there are far larger and more important ice shelves. The Ross Ice Shelf, the main outlet for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, bottles up several large glaciers; sea levels could rise by 16 feet if they melted completely.



To: elmatador who wrote (58640)1/10/2005 11:58:44 AM
From: RealMuLan  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 74559
 
First I am no physicist, but isn't it true that 1 cubic meter of ice, after melting, will become more than 1 cubic meter of water? It doesn't matter whether it is already inside the water or not.



To: elmatador who wrote (58640)1/10/2005 12:01:12 PM
From: yard_man  Respond to of 74559
 
Not all the ice is displacing water at present -- when melted it will displace more water.


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