ESS11
Prof.
Jin-Yi Yu
Projected Snow/Ice Cover
qNorthern
Hemisphere snow cover
and sea-ice extent are projected to decrease further.
qGlaciers
and ice caps are projected to continue their widespread
retreat during the 21st century.
qThe Antarctic ice sheet is
likely to gain mass because of greater
precipitation, while the Greenland ice sheet is likely to lose mass because the increase in runoff will exceed
the precipitation increase.