Lakes on Greenland Ice Sheet can drain big quantities of water, even in winter – Watts Up With That? – The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette

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IMAGE: LAKES FORM ON THE SURFACE OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET EACH SUMMER AS THE WEATHER WARMS. THEY EXIST FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS BUT CAN DRAIN IN A MATTER OF HOURS view more CREDIT: IAN WILLIS
Using satellite data to see in the dark, researchers have shown for the first time that lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet drain during winter, a finding with implications for the speed at which the worlds second-largest ice sheet flows to the ocean.
The researchers, from the…

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