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October 21, 2005

Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Ronne Ice Shelf area, Antarctica, 1974-2002 Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Ronne Ice Shelf area, Antarctica, 1974-2002

Changes in the area and volume of polar ice sheets are intricately linked to changes in global climate, and the resulting changes in sea level may severely impact the densely populated coastal regions on Earth. Melting of the West Antarctic part alone of the Antarctic ice sheet could cause a sea-level rise of approximately 6 meters (m). The potential sea-level rise after melting of the...

October 13, 2005

Geologic map of the Stafford quadrangle, Stafford County, Virginia Geologic map of the Stafford quadrangle, Stafford County, Virginia

Introduction The Stafford 7.5-minute quadrangle, comprising approximately 55 square miles (142.5 square kilometers) of northeastern Virginia, is about 40 miles (mi) south of Washington, D.C. The region's main north-south transportation corridor, which connects Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va., consists of Interstate 95, U.S. Highway 1, and the heavily used CSX and Amtrak railroads...

Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

October 9, 2005