Ice-Sheet Models Face a Hidden Trade-Off: New Theory Reveals When Glaciers Give Up Their Secrets
A new theoretical study shows that ice viscosity and basal slipperiness can be retrieved together in ice-sheet model inversions, but ...
Tag: glaciology
Satellites show Antarctic ice cliffs collapse fast but then stabilize
A four-year satellite survey of more than 15,000 Antarctic ice cliffs shows that collapses happen faster than predicted but stabilize ...
Tall ice cliffs calve fast but may not spark runaway Antarctic collapse, study finds
New laser altimetry observations of Antarctic and Greenland ice cliffs show that very tall calving fronts are rare and calve ...
Satellite Radar Reveals Widespread Hidden Meltwater in Alaska’s Wrangell and St. Elias Mountain Snowpacks
A decade of Sentinel-1 radar observations shows that seasonal melt now reaches nearly all elevations in the Wrangell and St. ...
World’s Highest Weather Stations Reveal Everest’s Extreme Climate From Valley to Summit
A new open-access dataset from six automatic weather stations spanning 3,810 to 8,810 metres on Mount Everest reveals how temperature, ...
Hidden zones of frozen ice are spreading inside Switzerland’s shrinking glaciers
Borehole measurements in six small Swiss glaciers reveal that half contain a mix of cold and temperate ice linked to ...
Snowflake Maker and Master Essayist: The Two Worlds of Ukichiro Nakaya
A new biography marks the 125th birthday of Ukichiro Nakaya, the physicist who made the first artificial snowflake, charted snow ...
Ice Crystals Deep in Tibetan Glaciers Preserve Hidden Records of Past Temperature
The first continuous grain-size profiles through two Tibetan ice cores show that ice crystal size tracks temperature and can retain ...
Antarctic Ice Loss Predictions Hindered by Critical Data Gaps in Coastal Zones
A new international study highlights significant data gaps in Antarctic coastal zones, particularly regarding ice thickness and bed topography, which ...
Ancient Tibetan Ice Cap Preserves Climate Record Stretching Beyond 100,000 Years
New isotopic dating confirms that ice cores from Tibet's Guliya ice cap preserve climate records extending more than 100,000 years ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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