Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
A first constraint on basal melt-water production of the Greenland ice sheet
Abstract
Melting at the base of the Greenland Ice Sheet is often disregarded as a source of quantifiable mass loss. In this study, the authors find the basal mass loss is equivalent to 8% of the ice sheet’s present imbalance, and that the loss of mass from basal melt is likely to increase in the future.
