News Headline

Greenland ice sheet's winds driving tundra soil erosion, study finds

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2015-08-13

Strong winds blowing off the Greenland Ice Sheet are eroding soil and vegetation in the surrounding tundra, making it less productive for caribou and other grazing animals, carbon storage and nutrient cycling, a Dartmouth College study finds.

Content
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-greenland-ice-sheet-tundra-soil.html