Avainsana: meltwater
Space Lasers Map Meltwater Lakes
12.7.2021
Satellites can “see” Antarctica’s surface deform as basins fill and empty on, within, and under the ice. Despite the enormous weight and thickness of Antarctica’s…
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Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes worldwide
1.9.2020
Glacial lakes have grown rapidly around the world in recent decades, according to satellite images that reveal the impact of increased meltwater draining off retreating…
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Antarctica ice shelves vulnerable to meltwater that could cut ice ’like a knife,’ study finds
27.8.2020
Meltwater could undermine the walls of ice holding back Antarctica’s glaciers, scientists reported on Wednesday, a finding that underscores concern about the potential for a…
Greenland ice sheet meltwater can flow in winter, too
14.4.2020
Liquid meltwater can sometimes flow deep below the Greenland Ice Sheet in winter, not just in the summer, according to CIRES-led work published in the…


