Does Warming of the North Atlantic over the Last Decade Explain the Acceleration of Outlet Glaciers in Southeast Greenland?
The Greenland Ice Sheet’s (GIS) contribution to sea level rise more than doubled in the last seven years, mostly because of the acceleration of outlet glaciers in the southeastern and western sectors of the ice sheet 1. Roughly at the same time, ocean temperatures around Greenland’s western and sout...
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Summary: | The Greenland Ice Sheet’s (GIS) contribution to sea level rise more than doubled in the last seven years, mostly because of the acceleration of outlet glaciers in the southeastern and western sectors of the ice sheet 1. Roughly at the same time, ocean temperatures around Greenland’s western and southeastern coast also started to increase. This oceanic warming, which has affected |
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