Greenland Ice Sheet (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Greenland Ice Sheet

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Standing melt water in Greenland crevasses can carry warmth to the ice sheet's interior, accelerating the thermal response of the ice sheet to climate change.

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Image courtesy Konrad Steffen, CIRES

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