Recent content by cjbasye

Yes, I see your point, but I was only talking about how ice and water volumes change and affect sea level. When an iceberg is in isostatic equilibrium with the ocean around it, the mass of ice that is below the sea level is about 90% of the total ice mass, and the mass above sea level is about...

Only the ice that is above sea level can cause the sea level to rise. If the ice is below sea level and it melts, the resulting water volume is less than the original ice volume (that's why ice floats) and that would cause the sea level to drop.