Tag: subglacial drainage
October 6, 2014
‘Plumbing System’ Slows Greenland Ice Sheet
The subglacial “plumbing system” beneath Greenland is slowing the ice sheet’s movement toward the sea as the summer progresses, according to new research. “Everyone wants…
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Evolving Plumbing System Beneath Greenland Slows Ice Sheet as Summer Progresses
A team led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics has for the first time directly observed multiple parts of…
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