Using a vacuum to collect glacial meltwater from ice
Tag: Cryospheric science
Antarctic coastal polynyas in the global climate system
Coastal polynyas describe regions of persistent open water within the sea-ice pack. In this Review, we outline the critical importance of Antarctic…
Atmospheric rivers in Antarctica
Antarctic atmospheric rivers (ARs) are a form of extreme weather that transport heat and moisture from the Southern Hemisphere subtropics and/or mi…
Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins
Surface crevassing on the Greenland Ice Sheet is a large source of uncertainty in processes controlling mass loss due to a lack of comprehensive ob…
Meltwater Pulse 1A sea-level-rise patterns explained by global cascade of ice loss
Over the last deglaciation, global sea level rose by ~120–130 m, 10–20 m of which was attributed to a singular, catastrophic event known as…
Winter subglacial meltwater detected in a Greenland fjord
The interaction between glacier fronts and ocean waters is one of the key uncertainties for projecting future ice mass loss. Direct observations at…