Atmospheric rivers melt Greenland

William Neff ()
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William Neff: University of Colorado

Nature Climate Change, 2018, vol. 8, issue 10, 857-858

Abstract: Recent years have seen increased melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, contributing to accelerated rates of sea-level rise. New research suggests that this melting occurred due to an increased frequency of atmospheric rivers, narrow filaments of moist air moving polewards.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0297-4

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