Melt at the Base of the Greenland Ice Sheet

A new map shows where the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet is likely thawed.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, based on data provided by Joe MacGregor (NASA/GSFC). Caption by Maria-José Viñas, adapted for Earth Observatory by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 4, 2016
Data acquired 1993 - 2013

Sources:

Aircraft Sensors

Aqua > MODIS

Model

Terra > MODIS