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).