Scientists to Place Sensors Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
December 01, 2009
December 01, 2009
MISSOULA, Mont., Dec. 1 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release:
Researchers at The University of Montana and University of Wyoming intend to use a hot-water drill to plant multiple sensors below the Greenland ice sheet to better understand how water affects movement of the vast icy mass.
UM geoscientist Joel Harper, the lead investigator on the project, said the drilling will start next June and take three annual seasons to complete.
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Researchers at The University of Montana and University of Wyoming intend to use a hot-water drill to plant multiple sensors below the Greenland ice sheet to better understand how water affects movement of the vast icy mass.
UM geoscientist Joel Harper, the lead investigator on the project, said the drilling will start next June and take three annual seasons to complete.
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