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Caterpillar-Like Motion of the Greenland Ice Sheet

by E. Betz 11 February 20159 February 2023

New measurements made in Greenland’s ice sheet show ice deformation in a caterpillar-like flow.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Human Actions Affect Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance

by J. Orwig 23 December 20147 March 2023

Scientists address human-driven trends in the Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance.

Posted inScience Updates

Modeling the Evolution of Polar Ice Sheets

by E. Larour, N. Schlegel and Mathieu Morlighem 11 November 20149 February 2023

Ice Sheet System Model Workshop; Bergen, Norway, 2–4 June 2014

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking the Sources and Sinks of Antarctica’s Subglacial Waterways

by C. Schultz 2 September 20146 February 2023

Researchers examined the water flowing into and out of several Antarctic ice streams to determine the cause of a recent observed slowdown of some of these ice streams.

Posted inScience Updates

Drifters Track the Fate of Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater

by C. Hauri, M. Truffer, P. Winsor and K. Lennert 1 July 201411 April 2023

Using satellite-tracked devices that can withstand multiple collisions with ice blocks, scientists can now track water as it melts and swirls through fjords.

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