Return to rapid ice loss in Greenland and record loss in 2019 detected by the GRACE-FO satellites

Mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet returned to record levels in 2019, following unusually small loss in 2017-18, according to an analysis of satellite data from GRACE and its follow-on mission GRACE-FO.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors:	Ingo Sasgen, Bert Wouters, Alex S. Gardner, Michalea D. King, Marco Tedesco, Felix W. Landerer, Christoph Dahle, Himanshu Save, Xavier Fettweis
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2020
Subjects:	Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Greenland Ice Sheet
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-0010-1 https://doaj.org/article/1d58d2dbb85e497086f2e1e436bd4351

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Summary:	Mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet returned to record levels in 2019, following unusually small loss in 2017-18, according to an analysis of satellite data from GRACE and its follow-on mission GRACE-FO.