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Expanding rivers on the Greenland ice sheet’s surface drain more meltwater into the sea
Tedstone, A. (2022). Expanding rivers on the Greenland ice sheet’s surface drain more meltwater into the sea. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12(7): 624-625. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01382-w
In: Nature Climate Change. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1758-678X; e-ISSN 1758-6798, more
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Tedstone, A.J.; Machguth, H. (2022). Increasing surface runoff from Greenland’s firn areas. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12(7): 672-676. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01371-z, more
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  • Tedstone, A.
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    We tracked the annual extent of rivers on the Greenland ice sheet, revealing that the ice sheet's runoff area expanded by 29% between 1985 and 2020. Strong melting and refreezing has transformed the upper snow and firn layers into thick ice, enabling runoff from higher elevations even during cooler summers.
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