Team Finds Subtropical Waters Flushing Through Greenland Fjord

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 15:35 in Earth & Climate

Waters from warmer latitudes -- or subtropical waters -- are reaching Greenland's glaciers, driving melting and likely triggering an acceleration of ice loss, reports a team of researchers led by Fiamma Straneo, a physical oceanographer from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

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