A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals significant amounts of meltwater are temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet

A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals that significant amounts of meltwater are temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during summer. This work, led by CUHK former postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jiangjun RAN and contributed by Prof. Lin LIU, used data from Greenland’s GPS Network to track vertical bedrock displacements caused by the weight of stored meltwater. These findings highlight the need for adjustments in climate models, especially in warmer years, to better predict future sea-level rise.

Link:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08096-3

Citation: Ran, J., Ditmar, P., van den Broeke, M.R., Liu, L. et al. Vertical bedrock shifts reveal summer water storage in Greenland ice sheet. Nature 635, 108–113 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08096-3