The geological process at work, researchers said, is called isostatic rebound.

研究人员表示，正在发挥作用的地质过程被称为均衡反弹。

Isostatic rebound involves the rise of land masses on Earth's crust when the weight of the surface declines.

均衡反弹涉及当地表重量下地壳陆地质量的上升。

" Isostatic rebound can be likened to a floating object adjusting its position when weight is removed, " said Jin-Gen Dai of China University of Geosciences in Beijing.

北京中国地质大学的戴金根说：“地壳均衡反弹可以比作一个浮物在失重自己的位置。”

Isostatic sea level change isn't caused by that melt water, but rather the Earth's crust slowly springing back from the released weight of the glaciers, making some places rise, and others sink.

等静压海平面变化不是由融水引起的，而是地壳从冰川释放的重量中慢慢弹回，导致一些地方上升，而另一些地方下沉。