Huge ancient river basin explains location of the world's fastest flowing glacier
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 11:31
in Earth & Climate
An ancient basin hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet may help explain the location, size and velocity of Greenland's fastest flowing outlet glacier. The research also provides an insight into what past river drainage looked like in Greenland, and what it could look like in the future as the ice sheet retreats.