MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Researchers at the University of Montana and University of Wyoming are undertaking a study to better understand how water affects movement of the Greenland ice sheet.
Starting next June, they plan to use a hot-water drill to plant multiple sensors below the ice mass.
UM geoscientist Joel Harper is the lead investigator on the project. He says the drilling will take place over three annual seasons.
Harper says the sensors will provide data about the mechanics of how the ice moves over the bedrock below.
He says the research may provide insights into how quickly the ice sheet responds to climate change.
The research is funded by $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation and about $2 million from a Swedish, Finnish and Canadian consortium.
Source:localnews8.com/
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