Trapped meltwater affects mass loss of Greenland ice sheet

Stephen J. Livingstone ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 607, issue 7920, 659-660

Abstract: An analysis suggests that ice geometry and flow speeds control how meltwater affects the slipperiness of the bed beneath the Greenland ice sheet. Changes in these conditions could therefore influence future ice-mass loss.

Keywords: Climate change; Climate sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-01986-4

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