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glacier mass balance sensitivity: a standalone construct

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Sea-level and cryosphere science

the change in a glacier's specific mass balance per degree of temperature change, used to estimate glacier contributions to sea-level rise.

In sea-level and cryosphere science, glacier mass balance sensitivity refers to the change in a glacier's specific mass balance per degree of temperature change, used to estimate glacier contributions to sea-level rise. This meaning comes from Oerlemans (1992) in Science.[1]

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  1. Oerlemans, J., & Fortuin, J. P. F. (1992). Sensitivity of Glaciers and Small Ice Caps to Greenhouse Warming. Science, 258(5079), 115-117. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.258.5079.115

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