Huge Malaspina Glacier is positioned to be a big contributor to sea-level rise, study says
Using airborne radar equipment, scientists were able to do the equivalent of a full-body scan of the world’s largest piedmont glacier.
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Using airborne radar equipment, scientists were able to do the equivalent of a full-body scan of the world’s largest piedmont glacier.
Using measurements made by radar, scientists got better information on the Malaspina Glacier, the world's largest piedmont glacier.
A team of researchers led by the University of Arizona (UArizona) conducted a radar "body scan" of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier, which is the largest | Earth And The Environment
Mapping a large coastal glacier in Alaska revealed that its bulk sits below sea level and is undercut by channels, making it vulnerable to accelerated melting in an already deteriorating coastal habitat.