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January 23, 2015

UTIG Glaciologist Leads Study Of Greenland Ice Sheet Layers

Visualization of the layers inside the Greenland Ice Sheet

University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) glaciologist Joe MacGregor led a recent study that has produced the first comprehensive map of layers inside the Greenland Ice Sheet. Built with data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier air-based campaigns that used ice-penetrating radar technology, the new map will help scientists determine the age of large… Continue Reading UTIG Glaciologist Leads Study Of Greenland Ice Sheet Layers

Filed Under: News Tagged With: climate change, CReSIS, geophysics, glaciology, Greenland, ice sheets, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, Joe MacGregor, NASA, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of California at Irvine, University of Texas, UTIG

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