Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland’s largest ice tongue
Visual representation of Glacier 79 North. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / Rebecca McPherson Northeast Greenland is home to the 79°N ...
Tag: Greenlands
Surface energy balance analysis reveals causes of Greenland’s abnormal warming
The study results reveal that longwave radiation descending from the atmosphere in clear skies and surface albedo feedback from melting ...
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting and being replaced by vegetation, major satellite analysis shows
Russell Glacier and proglacial area, near Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland. Credit: Jonathan Carrivick An estimated 11,000 square miles or 28,707 square ...
Rapid climate change could cause Greenland’s bedrock to rise, forming small islands
With 61 GPS (GNSS) measuring stations in Greenland, it is possible to measure how the country rises as the ice ...
