Martin P. Lüthi, Nature 468 (2010), Glaciology: Greenland's glacial basics

Nature, 

468,

 

776–777

 

(9 December 2010)

 

doi:10.1038/468776a; 

Published online

8 December 2010

Glaciology: Greenland's glacial basics

• Martin P. Lüthi*

VAW Glaciology Group, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland

Abstract

Sliding of the Greenland ice sheet is affected by the production of surface meltwater. A new theory shows that whether the result is a long-term speed-up or slow-down of ice motion depends on the variability in melt input.

*Correspondence e-mail:  luethi@vaw.baug.ethz.ch

Link:  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468776a.html