Prof. Ernst Rank and the TUM-IAS team invite the scientists of TUM and their guests for coffee each Wednesday! Just come over to the TUM-IAS after lunch between 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. and have a coffee with us, meet other scientists and listen from time to time to a short talk (10-15 mins) on a recent major TUM publication or issue – aimed specifically at a non-expert audience.
On January 09, 2019, Prof. Roland Pail (Institute of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy) will talk about the fact that melting ice in the Antarctic has resulted in a 7.6 millimeter rise in the global sea level since 1992. Three millimeters of this increase were recorded in the last five years alone, according to a comprehensive study conducted with the participation of scientists from TUM. The study has created the most comprehensive image yet of the changes in the Antarctic ice cap. The special aspect of the project: A total of 24 satellite missions were evaluated independently of one another using different analytic methods; these results were then consolidated to create an overall picture (TUM press release).
Relevant Publication:
A. Shepherd et al., "Mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet from 1992 to 2017", Nature 558, 219–222 (2018), DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0179-y
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