Re: [Phys-L] Iceberg melting and sea level rise

["Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org>]

Interesting. Can someone send the full article for me to read?


Phys-L@Phys-L.org writes:
> Hi,
>
> John C. stated a that "But iceberg melting does not contribute to sea
> level rise.". Here is a link to a paper which challenges this idea:
> <http://scitation.aip.org/content/aapt/journal/tpt/48/5/10.1119/1.3393068>
>
> A short excerpt from the abstract: 
>
> ":..the sea level will rise. The analysis shows the wrong conventional
> answer [such as the statement above] is due to the wrong assumption that
> water from a melted iceberg has the same density as seawater."
>
> The argument seems convincing and the demonstration does work. Any
> counter-arguments?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Antti Savinainen, PhD
> Finland
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