Open AccessA River Network Preserved Beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo054839
Subject(s) - greenland ice sheet , geology , ice sheet , ice sheet model , ice stream , cryosphere , physical geography , oceanography , geography , sea ice
An ancient drainage basin covering one fifth of Greenland predates the ice sheet and strongly influences the modern Jakobshavn Glacier, according to a new analysis of ice-penetrating radar data.