He is the principal investigator for a mission called Oceans Melting Greenland (affectionately known as OMG), a five - year effort to assess the extent to which warmer oceans are melting Greenland's glaciers, and how this information can be used to better estimate global sea level rise. (aaas.org)
Dr Konrad said: «Our study provides clear evidence that retreat is happening across the ice sheet due to ocean melting at its base, and not just at the few spots that have been mapped before now. (sciencedaily.com)
«Underlying ocean melts ice shelf, speeds up glacier movement.» (sciencedaily.com)