Rapid ablation zone expansion amplifies north Greenland mass loss
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- 6 September 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Advances
- Vol. 5 (9) , eaaw0123
Abstract
Increased summer cloudiness triggers rapid ablation zone expansion in north Greenland, amplifying the mass loss.Keywords
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- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (866.15.202)
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