Antartica has seen a significant change in ice mass following an increase in snowfall during the 20th Century which has mitigated rising sea levels.
The research published in the Natural Climate Change journal provides analysis of 53 ice cores from the continent and that the snowfall has stopped seas rising by 10mm.
BAS ice core scientist Dr Liz Thomas says that rising sea levels are still an urgent issue affecting society and there is uncertainty around how much Antartica contributes to the problem