Aug 8, 2016
Composite map of thawed areas under Greenland Ice Sheet
Composite map of thawed areas under Greenland Ice Sheet
Click to enlarge ❝ NASA researchers have helped produce the first map showing what parts of the bottom of the massive Greenland Ice Sheet are thawed – key information in better predicting how the ice sheet will react to a warming climate. ❝ Greenland’s thick ice sheet insulates the bedrock below from the cold temperatures at the surface, so the bottom of the ice is often tens of degrees warmer…
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