The problem with that is that no one that puts out the studies is willing to take in to consideration that there is a much larger area that is increasing. Why because to get the funding for the study, they have to state they are looking for evidence of global warming. They dont want to take the increases in snow in the interior into account.
DA posted a link some time ago about how the glacers there were moving faster. somehow while they did mention that the snow was much thinker on the top of the glacers, this did not come out as part of the reason for the faster speed of the glacers in their conclusion. they insisted that it was the temperature under the glacers (which was not measured) that was causing the increase in speed.
so if the glacers are moving faster, how are the glacers getting thicker.
