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News Release 13-129
NSF-Funded Research Sheds New Light on How Surface Water Lubricates the Bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Study has important ramifications for understanding ice-mass loss and sea-level rise
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Researcher Marco Tedesco peers into a crevasse on the Greenland ice sheet.
Credit: Marco Tedesco, NSF
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Water features on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet.
Credit: Marco Tedesco, NSF
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Water flows from the surface to the bed of the Greenland ice sheet.
Credit: Marco Tedesco, NSF
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