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NASA monitors Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier via satellite and is interested in the enhanced mass loss. NASA Program Manager Seelye Martin explains how a team of scientists is investigating how water that pools on the glacier’s surface reaches the ocean.
NASA monitors Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier via satellite and is interested in the enhanced mass loss. In August, a team of scientists set out to investigate if water that pools on the glacier’s surface reaches the ocean. NASA Program Manager Seelye Martin explains how a team of 90 yellow rubber ducks were employed in this mission.