Snowline on the Move (IMAGE)

Brown University

Snowline on the Move

Caption

Satellite images revealed substantial movement of the snowline on Greenland's ice sheet from season to season and year to year. That movement is a key component that controls the pace of melting on the ice sheet.

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NASA

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