Reconstructing ice sheet erosion dynamics of East Greenland

Reconstructing ice sheet erosion dynamics of East Greenland

Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Vermont, Boston College and Imperial College London have reconstructed the dynamics of ice sheet erosion in the East Greenland over the last 7.5 million years. The scientists have used marine…

Radar reveals fjords hidden beneath Antarctic ice

Radar reveals fjords hidden beneath Antarctic ice

Employing new ice-penetrating radar over a key area of Earth’s largest body of ice, scientists are able to see a vast expanse of mountainous terrain and fjords that were carved by flowing glaciers when sea levels were some 200 feet higher than today.The shape of