Greenland Ice Sheet (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Greenland Ice Sheet

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This is the 2012 Summit firn melt layer of the Greenland ice sheet. The white layer at about 2cm depth shows the new melt layer formed from the mid-July warm temperatures.

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Kaitlin Keegan

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