Satellite Data Reveals Extreme Summer Snowmelt In Northern Greenland
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 11:26
in Astronomy & Space
The northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days. This conclusion is based on an analysis of microwave brightness temperature recorded by the Special Sensor Microwave Imager onboard the F13 satellite.
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