Of Snow and Ice (IMAGE)

Brown University

Of Snow and Ice

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The position of the snowline on Greenland's ice sheet has been found to play a key role in setting the pace at which the sheet melts. The image shows bright-hued snow above the snowline and darker bare ice below. Bare ice absorbs more solar radiation than snow, and therefore melts much more quickly.

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NASA

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