Researchers shed new light on supraglacial lake drainage
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 16 July, 2013
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Supraglacial lakes -- bodies of water that collect on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet -- lubricate the bottom of the sheet when they drain, causing it to flow faster. Differences in how the lakes drain can impact glacial movement's speed and direction, researchers report....